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A Long and Illustrious History

Who invented the World Wide Web?

AAlan Turing
BSir Frank Whittle
CSir Tim Berners-Lee
DJames Goodfellow

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web. Information was successfully transferred via the web for the first time on 25 December 1990.

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