The web as we know it was famously invented by Tim Berners-Lee while working at CERN, but it wasn't until a few years later -- 1993 to be precise -- that it'd truly be set free. On April 30 of that year, Berners-Lee's then employer would make the technology behind the WWW available license free, bundling a basic browser and some key chunks of code into the deal. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of this event CERN has recreated the first ever website, complete with its original URL. The preservation doesn't stop at copying over some old files, either, with CERN also looking to preserve the first servers used, restoring as much as possible to its original state.
CERN celebrates 20th anniversary of www
Posted on Tuesday, April 30 2013 @ 19:15 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Engadget reports CERN celebrates the 20th anniversary of the open world wide web by restoring world's first website: