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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 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 šŸ‡®šŸ‡³) 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

šŸ”¹ Why WWW was created?

šŸ‘‰ To share information easily between scientists
šŸ‘‰ 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

šŸŽÆ Interview Short Answer

šŸ‘‰ ā€œWWW was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 and released publicly in 1991.ā€

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