World Wide Web

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.

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Get ready for Web@30

On 12 March, CERN will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. The programme is now available

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At CERN
13 February, 2019
At CERN
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13 February, 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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Computing
09 January, 2019
Computing
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09 January, 2019

Licensing the Web

Tim SmithFrançois Flückiger

Computing

Key milestones reached for the new campus-wide Wi-Fi service

State-of-the-art Wi-Fi coverage is now available in key buildings including – finally – a simple “visitor” Wi-Fi service

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Computing
09 October, 2017

CERN besieged at Royaume du Web

CERN attended the Royaume du Web event at Palexpo, a festival that gathered 10 500 YouTube enthusiasts

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Computing
22 May, 2017
Computing
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22 May, 2017

Help us build a better CERN website

Take a short survey to help us to improve CERN’s home website

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Computing
28 March, 2017
Computing
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28 March, 2017

Internaut Day and the World Wide Web

With people celebrating “Internaut day” on 23 August to mark the World Wide Web’s creation, CERN explores its history

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Computing
23 August, 2016
Computing
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23 August, 2016

CERN's Ben Segal joins Internet Hall of Fame

At a ceremony today in Hong Kong, the Internet Society has recognized Ben Segal for his contributions to the development of the internet

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Computing
08 April, 2014

High-flying physics: Young pilot visits CERN

Pernilla Craig, one of UK’s youngest female pilots, saw CERN from deep underground and high in the sky on a visit last week

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Computing
09 September, 2013
Computing
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09 September, 2013