Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill Gates is every bit as deserving of knighthood as Tim Berners-Lee, Harold Evans, and other "noble" people who came before Bill. Tim Berners Lee: the "supremely modest" genius, is neither. Tim Berners Lee, oh excuse me, Sir Timothy, having...
[March 2, 2005, 19:08]
Sir Tim
News Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year honours list. We weren't insightful enough to recognise that what we had inside of Hypercard, essentially, was everything that later was developed so successfully...
[December 31, 2003, 10:10]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
Talkback I was delighted to read that Tim Berners-Lee was to receive a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. My reaction to the announcement that Bill Gates will too was the polar opposite. There's no doubt that his influence has been immense but at...
[January 26, 2004, 9:19]
Gongs For Geeks
Leader The news this week that the creator of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, blew away all contenders to be named the Great Briton of 2004 surprised even ZDNet UK, whose parent company CNET Networks UK recently awarded him a lifetime achievement award.
[January 28, 2005, 12:35]
Berners-Lee Wins €1m Prize
News Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has received some cash to go with the glory of this year's award of a knighthood. In his acceptance speech, Berners-Lee laid out his vision of the 'semantic Web'. Berners-Lee also slammed the ease with which patents...
[June 21, 2004, 16:10]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
News A number of you commented that it devalues the knighthoods received by other worthy pioneers (such as World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and Clive Sinclair). Other readers said they were put off the whole idea of getting a knighthood: "It's a...
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
Berners-Lee Honoured For Creating The Web
News Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, has finally received a substantial financial reward for his achievements. Berners-Lee will pick up €1m (£670,000) after winning the inaugural Millennium Technology Prize, awarded by the Finnish...
[April 15, 2004, 13:10]
