Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was dubbed a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II during an investiture in London today. The rank of Knight Commander is the second most senior rank of the Order of the British Empire, one of the Orders of Chivalry. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, a British citizen who lives in the United States, was knighted in recognition for his “services to the global development of the Internet” through his invention of the World Wide Web.
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Tim Berners-Lee Knighted by Queen Elizabeth
Posted by: Kirk L. Kroeker July 16, 2004 12:58 PMTim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was dubbed a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II during an investiture in London today. The rank of Knight Commander is the second most senior rank of the Order of the British Empire, one of the Orders of Chivalry. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, a British citizen who lives in the United States, was knighted in recognition for his “services to the global development of the Internet” through his invention of the World Wide Web.