While working at CERN, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal for an 'information management' system that would allow researchers to share data across different computers. This became the World Wide Web. He developed the first web browser, the first web server, and the fundamental protocols (HTTP, HTML, and URL) that still power the internet today. Unlike the internet itself, which was a network of hardware, the 'Web' was the software interface that made information accessible to everyone. In 1993, CERN placed the World Wide Web software in the public domain, ensuring it remained an open and free platform, sparking the digital revolution and the Information Age.