Forward-looking: The original World Wide Web software platform was developed by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while he was working at CERN. The novel information system was designed to promote ...

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The World Wide Web officially turns 35 Tuesday, marking a major milestone in the development of modern technology. Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 while working ...