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Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries. Hawley Studio hide caption

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Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

March 8, 2024 • Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries, the precursor to the internet being offered as a core service in those spaces.

A Look Back At The Very First Website Ever Launched, 30 Years Later

This picture taken on April 30, 2013 in Geneva shows a 1992 copy of the world's first web page. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A Look Back At The Very First Website Ever Launched, 30 Years Later

August 6, 2021 • The world's first website, which contained information about the World Wide Web itself, was created by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee and published 30 years ago today.

The Father Of The Web Is Selling The Source Code As An NFT

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is selling the source code for the World Wide Web as an NFT. Here, Berners-Lee delivers a speech during an event at the CERN in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini/AP hide caption

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The Father Of The Web Is Selling The Source Code As An NFT

June 17, 2021 • The original source code for the World Wide Web, written by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is being auctioned as a non-fungible token.

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Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

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A Look Back At The Very First Website Ever Launched, 30 Years Later

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The Father Of The Web Is Selling The Source Code As An NFT