In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was very difficult to know what you could put in a Web page and reliably have most of your readership see it. Tim Berners-Lee browserdifficultflavor Change image and share on social
That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon. Tim Berners-Lee basicclueidea Change image and share on social
Innovation is serendipity, so you don't know what people will make. Tim Berners-Lee innovationmakepeople Change image and share on social
Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going to be seen by your parents and your grandparents and your grandchildren as well. Tim Berners-Lee applygrandchildgrandparent share on social
It was really hard explaining the Web before people just got used to it because they didn't even have words like click and jump and page. Tim Berners-Lee clickexplainhard Change image and share on social
The world's urban poor and the illiterate are going to be increasingly disadvantaged and are in danger of being left behind. The web has added a new dimension to the gap between the first world and the developing world. We have to start talking about a human right to connect. Tim Berners-Lee addconnectdanger share on social
IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device. Tim Berners-Lee applicationdeviceimportance Change image and share on social
The people who designed the tools that make the Net run had their own ideas for the future. Tim Berners-Lee designfutureidea Change image and share on social
We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where everything is done democratically. To do that, we get computers to talk with each other in such a way as to promote that ideal. Tim Berners-Lee computerdemocraticallyideal Change image and share on social
What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around, discover new things, and download them fast, when we all have agents - then Web years could slip by before human beings can notice. Tim Berners-Lee agentbeingbrowse share on social
