Description: Hailed by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds of the century, Tim Berners-Lee is responsible for arguably the most important advancement of the late 20th century: the World Wide Web. Now, this low-profile genius offers a compelling portrait of his invention -- revealing the Web's origins and the creation of the now-ubiquitous http and www acronyms -- and shares his views on such critical issues as censorship, privacy, the increasing power of software companies, and the need to find the ideal balance between commercial and social forces. He also shows readers how to use the Web to its fullest advantage, and presents his own plan for its future, calling for the active support and participation of programmers, computer manufacturers, and social organizations to manage and maintain this valuable resource so that it can remain a powerful force for social change and an outlet for individual creativity.

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