Q. Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)? (UPSC Prelims 2007)
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Notes: Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. He proposed a system for linking hypertext documents over the internet, authored the first website in 1991, and released the foundational specifications (HTML, HTTP, URL) for public use without patenting it. This innovation revolutionized global information sharing. Edward Kasner coined the term googol, Bill Gates founded Microsoft, and Vinod Dham developed Pentium chips; none of them invented the WWW.