![]() James Hendler is the director of the Rensselaer Institute for Data Exploration and Applications in Troy, New York. ![]() Now, there are more than 1.7 billion people on the web worldwide. By 1993, there would be more than 500 web servers. It would be officially launched in August 1991. It took two years before researchers could successfully link a computer server and web browser through the Internet. His proposal would later become known as the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee thought it would be easier if all the computers could talk to one another and exchange information directly. ![]() But others could not see their research because of differences in computers. Scientists would come to CERN from all over the world. British scientist Tim Berners-Lee was working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. It is nice to have you with us as we start a new week, looking at the world …As It Is. We will provide some history, and then hear what may be the future for sharing huge amounts of information. What started as a way for scientists to share information has changed nearly everything. This month marks the 25 th anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web. Today we talk about something that has changed our lives, and many of us wonder if we could ever again do without it. Let’s work together to learn some interesting information, and improve our American English at the same time.
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