HISTORY OF HTML

History of HTML

1.HTML was invented by - Tim Berners-Lee.
(He was working at CERN (Switzerland))
(1989 → Idea)
(Year: 1991 - HTML was 1991 → Public release)

CERN(European Organization for Nuclear Research)

CERN was officially established on 29 September 1954.

CERN short form is based on only french not based on English

It is an international government research organization

Funded by multiple European countries (governments)

Works for scientific research (not profit)

23 Member Countries (main contributors)

Many countries (including India 🇮🇳) are:Associate Members

Associate Members
They also participate, but not full members

Why CERN is important

While working there,
Tim Berners-Lee created:

1. HTML

2. HTTP-HyperText Transfer Protocol
   HTTP is a protocol used to connect browser and server

3. World Wide Web- World Wide Web (WWW) is a system of websites and web pages connected through the internet
   In simple terms Collection of websites connected using links (URLs)
   Important Timeline
   1989 → Idea proposed at CERN
   1990 → First website + first browser created
   1991 → WWW released to the public

   Why WWW was created?

To share information easily between scientists
Using:
HTML (structure)
HTTP (communication)
URL (address)

#How it works
You open a browser (Chrome, etc.)
You type a URL (like google.com)
The browser uses internet
It shows a web page

That system = World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee

Founder: It was started by Tim Berners-Lee, who is known as the "Father of the World Wide Web."

Established: The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) was founded in 1994.

Interview Short Answer

“WWW was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 and released publicly in 1991.”