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1990: THE WEB BOOSTS THE INTERNET

= [Overview]

The internet was born in 1974 with the creation of TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) by Vinton
Cerf and Bob Kahn. It began spreading in 1983. The internet got
its first boost with the invention of the web by Tim Berners-
Lee at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research) in 1989-90,
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Mosaic in 1993. The internet could now be used by anyone, and
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month, and 3