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Who invented the World Wide Web?
- Stephen Hawking
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Clive Sinclair
- Alan Turing
Why this is the correct answer
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist working at CERN in Switzerland, invented the World Wide Web in 1989 by proposing a system of linked documents accessible via the internet. He developed the first web browser and web server and made his invention freely available without patent. His creation transformed global communication, commerce and access to information.