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Tim Berners-Lee
It can be said that his contributions led to the creation of the world wide web and the development of the first "what -you-what-you-get-editor". He graduated from Queen's College and worked various positions reaiting to software and computers in the UK. Eventually he started the World Wide Consortium at the Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS). In 1999 became the first holder of the 3Com Founders Chair. Awards that he has won includes:
- Kilby Foundation's "Young Innovator of the Year" Award
- Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society
- Named "One of the 100 greatest minds of the century" by Time Magazine
- Japan Prize, the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan