WWW Inventor Receives Technology Prize

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SarsSmarz writes “An Open-Source type of guy who’s done himself proud.”

ESPOO, Finland – The MIT Scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded the first Millennium Technology Prize.

The award, a euro1 million cash prize, equivalent to $1.2 million, is among the largest of its kind, and was awarded for the first time. It was established in 2002 and backed by the Finnish government.

Link: Yahoo! News