When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, it began as a whimper. It has sure made up for that! When it started, there was something called the internet, but only a few people could actually use it because it required a lot of technical expertise. It was Internet software that Sir Berners-Lee developed, and the creation of the first web browser (Mozilla by Netscape Corp) that made the internet accessible to people generally.The Globe and Mail: The humble beginnings of the World Wide Web