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The World Wide Web, invented at CERN in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents that are accessed via the internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them via hyperlinks.

  • CERN’s KiCad component library now open source

    CERN’s KiCad component library now open source

    The cornerstone of open source philosophy is that the recipients of technology should have access to all of its building blocks, such as software code, schematics for electronics and mechanical designs. This lets everyone study, modify and redistribute the technology to others. Since releasing the World Wide Web software under an open source licence in

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  • European project to make web search more open and ethical

    European project to make web search more open and ethical

    The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines

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  • World Wide Web at 35

    World Wide Web at 35

    From Tim Berners-Lee’s first proposal in March 1989 to today, the World Wide Web’s impact on society has been profound

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  • Ethical, open and non-commercial: the Open Web Search project is designed to provide Europe with the right alternative to existing search engines

    Ethical, open and non-commercial: the Open Web Search project is designed to provide Europe with the right alternative to existing search engines

    CERN recently hosted the fifth International Open Search symposium, where over 100 experts discussed how to make searching the web in Europe fairer and safer

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  • A welcome web accessibility workshop

    A welcome web accessibility workshop

    Find out the tips and guidance given at the introductory workshop to digital accessibility at CERN on 26 June

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  • 30 years of a free and open Web

    30 years of a free and open Web

    30 April 2023 marks 30 years since the release of the World Wide Web software to the public

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  • Fundamental research: at the heart of innovation

    We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the WWW, first proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. Much will be said on that subject over the coming days, but it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the role of fundamental research in the process of innovation

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  • Web@30: The 30-year anniversary of an invention that changed the world

    Web@30: The 30-year anniversary of an invention that changed the world

    Geneva, 4 March 2019. Thirty years ago, a young computer expert working at CERN combined ideas about accessing information with a desire for broad connectivity and openness. His proposal became the World Wide Web. CERN is celebrating the 30th anniversary of this revolutionary invention with a special day on 12 March. In March 1989, while

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  • Save the date: the Web@30 on 12 March 2019

    Save the date: the Web@30 on 12 March 2019

    The Web@30 event is happening at CERN and you can join it from anywhere in the world

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  • The CERN effect

    An opinion article from Sijbrand de Jong, President of CERN Council, on using innovation and knowledge so cutting-edge research can benefit society

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