history · FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
The Web started with a problem of lost connections.
Before the feeds and videos, there was a way to link knowledge.
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Three steps towards the Web
1989 · proposal
Tim Berners-Lee proposed information management at CERN.
1990 · working system
A browser and server made the idea usable.
1993 · free to use
CERN made the Web technology freely available.
What you just noticed
The Web and the Internet are not the same thing. The Web uses network infrastructure to connect documents and services through addresses and links.
Keep the distinction
See what happens
A link turns separate documents into something you can explore.
A browser and server made the idea usable.
AN IDEA TO TAKE WITH YOU
A link turns separate documents into something you can explore.
Follow a connection
Sources and transparency
CERN · The birth of the Web
Accessed: 2026-10-28
W3C · A little history of the Web
Accessed: 2026-10-28
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