Tim Berners-Lee

web humanity

"The goal of the Web is to serve humanity. We build it now so that those who come to it later will be able to create things that we cannot ourselves imagine."

— Tim Berners-Lee

web machine computer peple

"The Web does not just connect machines, it connects people."

— Tim Berners-Lee

power web universal disability

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."

— Tim Berners-Lee

web social people toy

"The web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect - to help people work together - and not as a technical toy."

— Tim Berners-Lee

web user quick easily

"Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design."

— Tim Berners-Lee

original idea web colloborative space communicate sharing

"The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information."

— Tim Berners-Lee

concept web universal readership

"The concept of the Web is of universal readership."

— Tim Berners-Lee

hope net barrier culture

"I hope we will use the Net to cross barriers and connect cultures."

— Tim Berners-Lee