Networks / TIMELINE EVIDENCE NODE
MAR 1989

The Web Proposal

Tim Berners-Lee proposes a linked information system at CERN; code is about to become a publishing medium for the planet.

Timeline entry

Tim Berners-Lee proposes a linked information system at CERN; code is about to become a publishing medium for the planet.

Why this milestone matters

This entry marks a change in the relationship between human intent and executable systems. It is presented as a navigational marker inside a wider, overlapping history—not as proof that a single date, person or institution acted alone.

Evidence

Evidence type: institutional archive.

CERN — Birth of the Web ↗

Editorial note

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