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Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, (born 8 June 1955), also known as "TimBL", the inventor of the

World Wide Web The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is an information system that enables Content (media), content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond Information technology, IT specialists and hobbyis ...

, has received a number of awards and honours.

Awards

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. * in Zurich, Switzerland * 8 February 2016: John Maynard Keynes Prize * *2022: Seoul Peace Prize for inventing the World Wide Web, supporting policies to address unequal Internet access, and aiming to decentralize user data with the

Solid Solid is a state of matter where molecules are closely packed and can not slide past each other. Solids resist compression, expansion, or external forces that would alter its shape, with the degree to which they are resisted dependent upon the ...

project.

National honours

* * * (The Order of Merit is within the personal gift of The Queen, and does not require recommendation by ministers.) * * (decree signed on 4 February 2015). Tim Berners Lee has received two awards, the dates of which are unknown: *

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) is an award and Scholarship, fellowship for engineers who are recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as being the best and brightest engineers, inventors and technologists in United K ...

(FREng) *

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is a learned society that champions innovation and progress across a multitude of sectors by fostering creativity, s ...

(FRSA)

References

External links

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