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type: Article
title: Tim Berners-Lee gets a knighthood
description: Tim Berners-Lee, the English chap who literally invented the web while working at CERN, has been honoured for his work in the Queen's new year Honours list with a knighthood.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2003-12-31-tim-berners-lee-gets-a-knighthood/
tags: [Shorticles, Tech, Web]
timestamp: 2003-12-31
---


Tim Berners-Lee, the English chap who literally invented the internet while working at CERN, has been honored for his work in the Queens new year Honors list with a knighthood. [Bloomberg ran the story first.](https://web.archive.org/web/20091126173307/http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aeoGc5i2JkDw&refer=uk "Bloomberg ran the story first")

The England Rugby team have all been honored as well hurrah!


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