Tim Berners-Lee—Proposed 'Information Management' system at CERN, laying groundwork for the World Wide Web
On March 12, 1989, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a memorandum titled 'Information Management: A Proposal' to CERN management. His manager Mike Sendall called it 'vague, but exciting' and approved further development. This proposal outlined the vision for what would become the World Wide Web.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Internet & Web Freedom | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Open Source | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Statement Mar 12, 1989 verified
Tim Berners-Lee submitted 'Information Management: A Proposal' to CERN
On March 12, 1989, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a memorandum titled 'Information Management: A Proposal' to CERN management, outlining his vision for what would become the World Wide Web. His manager Mike Sendall noted 'Vague, but exciting' on the proposal.