Sir Tim Berners-Lee by Paul Clarke; Creative Commons
Happy 30th Birthday to …
The World Wide Web!
The Story of the World Wide Web
- In 1989, a man called Tim Berners-Lee has a problem.
- He’s a British scientist.
- He wants to share information with scientists from other countries … but it’s not easy.
- He makes a website!
- Now, scientists can share information using ‘The Web’.
Funny videos of cats … online gaming … e-mails … the answers to your history homework … they’re all on The Web! This year, the World Wide Web is thirty years old! Today there are 2 billion websites … and 55.1% of people use the internet!
Do you use The Web for your homework?
What’s your favourite website?
What do the letters ‘www.’ mean?
CHALLENGE: Answer this question … but don’t use the internet!
- Who was the king or queen of England in 1626?
How did you find your answer? Comment below!


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21 March 2019 at 19:41
happy birthday
22 March 2019 at 08:18
Hello, I do not use the web for my homework. but sometimes I use the web listen to music.
30 March 2019 at 09:50
Happybirthday! My favorite website is author's blog. Because Ilike fantasy books!
2 April 2019 at 02:33
Happy birthday! I did not what is mean `WWW`, But I know it now ,`WWW` is mean World Wide Web,
10 April 2019 at 09:16
Omg The Internet it has 30 years old happy birthday World wide!
10 April 2019 at 09:21
Hi, my name is Aritz. happy birthday World Wide Web. I like to surf the internet, play video games and watch videos
10 April 2019 at 09:21
Hi, my name is Aritz. happy birthday World Wide Web. I like to surf the internet, play video games and watch videos
16 April 2019 at 13:08
I love web sites but i dont know how much they are because they are a lot
27 July 2019 at 08:06
WORLD WIDE WEB IS MOST IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES I USE IT FOR MY HOMEWORK. MY FAVOURITE WEBSITE IS GOOGLE. "WWW" is mean World Wide Web.