About WWW

R. Cailliau (CERN)

Abstract: The World-Wide Web is the most talked-about distributed information system today. This paper does not touch on its workings, it tries to give a brief history and outlines the feelings provoked by the explosive adoption in all circles of WWW as the first vehicle on the Global Information Infrastructure.

Keywords: History, SGML, Society., WWW, World-Wide Web, cultural Aspects

Categories: H.5.1