The internet was invented by the U.S. government (sorry, Al Gore although maybe you get some credit). It probably would not be as handy as it is today if it weren't for one man; Tim Berners-Lee.
In the early 1980's, Berners-Lee was looking for a way to keep better track of his documents. He created a program called Enquire which allowed him to share his files more efficiently. Big deal, right? Berners-Lee didn't think it was either. Ten years later, however, Tim decided to apply the Enquire principle to a number of computers. Lo and behold, the internet as we know it was born.
What to call this feat? A few colleagues suggested "that hypertext thing." No. "The Mesh" was considered. No. "The Information Mine" was close, but the TIM acronym would be a little egotistical. Berners-Lee decided on something more catchy; the world wide web.
For more information, I suggest:
The Greatest Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer
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