 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
22 Aug 2006 Tim Berners-Lee, originator of the Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium, talks about how far we've come, and about the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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 Tim Berners-Lee is the originator of the World Wide Web and was listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds of this century. His inspiring work on the Web set the stage for a world of changes in the way people do business, entertain themselves, exchange ideas, and socialize. In this podcast, Berners-Lee talks about his early history with the Web, opportunities and challenges at present, emerging technologies, and his current project: the semantic Web. Listen to the podcast (25:00) (Click to listen or right-click "Save as" to download) Read the transcript
He is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium, the coordinating body for Web development. He currently occupies the 3Com Founders chair at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is a graduate of Oxford University and holds honorary degrees from seven other universities. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including having been named a Distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001. You can contact him at timbl@w3.org.
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| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. His other work has included reporter and director for programming featured on Public Radio International, freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and songwriter/musician. |
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Tim Berners-Lee
