World's First Website Turns 25

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) celebrated the launch of the world's first website , which went online on December 20 1990.

16:27 22 December 2015

The world’s first Internet page is now 25 years old.

 

On December 20, 1990, British genius Tim Berners-Lee unveiled the World Wide Web on his NeXT computer, laying the groundwork for the connected society of the 21st century.

 

The page contained details about the software that powered the web but was arranged in a form that may be instantly familiar to many people.

 

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said: "The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.”

 

Although it definitely connected the whole world, the Internet has also put an end to several once great industries and was used by terrorists to spread their message across the world. It also made a number of people feel unsafe as cyber criminals stole their money in just a few clicks on their mouse and paved the way for child pornography to be traded in total secrecy.

 

However, Sir Berners-Lee still believes that the Internet can still be used for the good of humanity and has committed himself to protecting the openness of the Internet.