Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 and made the technology available for free, without patents or royalties.
Why it is true
In 1993, CERN officially released the web software into the public domain, allowing the internet to grow explosively and become the global network we use today.
Source: Technology History
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