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How Tim Berners-Lee Built the Web

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The Tortoise and the Hare
A Hare was once making fun of the Tortoise for his slow and steady pace. "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. "Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think."
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In 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee was working as a software engineer at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Switzerland.

Scientists from all over the world came to CERN to conduct experiments, but they struggled to share information across different computer systems.

Berners-Lee noticed this frustration and wrote a proposal entitled "Information Management: A Proposal". His boss famously described it as "vague but exciting."

By late 1990, he had written the three foundational technologies of the web: HTML (HyperText Markup Language), URI (Universal Resource Identifier), and HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol).

He also developed the first web browser and editor on a NeXT computer. By August 1991, the world's first website was published online.

Perhaps most remarkably, CERN announced in 1993 that the World Wide Web technology would remain available on a royalty-free basis to everyone forever.

Key Vocabulary in this Story
particle/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/noun

A minute portion of matter, such as an electron or proton.

hạt (vật lý)

proposal/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/noun

A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration.

đề xuất / kế hoạch

foundational/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən.əl/adj

Serving as an essential basis or foundation.

nền tảng

royalty-free/ˌrɔɪ.əl.tiˈfriː/adj

Available for use without paying royalties or ongoing licensing fees.

miễn phí bản quyền