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By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide to Inventors since 1997

What You See - Was Invented

Thursday January 22, 2009
tim berners-leeThe email or web page you are reading right now exists because of the invention of HTML. After Vannevar Bush first proposed the basics of hypertext in 1945, it laid the foundation for Tim Berners-Lee and others to invent the World Wide Web, HTML, HTTP, and URLs in 1990. Tim Berners-Lee Photo Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

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January 27, 2009 at 10:44 am
(1) kriah says:

we rock and and white people rule

January 29, 2009 at 12:50 pm
(2) hindi says:

At present, you do. It is true that since the industrial revolution and machinization, European descendents have ruled the earth through murderous intent and scientific achievement. Be proud. They also made sure that only white males where allowed to contribute to these endeavours.

January 29, 2009 at 7:06 pm
(3) joshua says:

you guys are racis

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