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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Computer Scientist

Desert Island Discs by BBC

Dec 14, 202551:13Society & Culture

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist and the inventor of the World Wide Web. He was born in 1955, a golden year for technology innovators. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were also born in the same year. A curious child...

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Computer Scientist is an episode from Desert Island Discs by BBC. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist and the inventor of the World Wide Web. He was born in 1955, a golden year for technology innovators. Steve J...

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