In 1989, British computer scientist @timberners_lee invented the World Wide Web in a moment that changed the world forever. Now, Sir Tim will offer the source code for the Web as an NFT in a historic one-off sale. Thread below (1/4)
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@timberners_lee The unique NFT is composed of 4 elements: the original, time-stamped code files written by Sir Tim; an animated visualization of the code; a digital “poster” of the full code created by Sir Tim; and a letter written by Sir Tim reflecting on the code today. (2/4)
The files referenced by the NFT contain approximately 9,500 lines of code, including implementations of the 3 languages and protocols invented by Sir Tim that remain fundamental to the Web today: HTML, HTTP and URIs. (3/4)
Learn more before the auction, being led by our Head of Science & Popular Culture Cassandra Hatton (@the_lynx_eyed), before it opens for bidding on 23 June: bit.ly/3gxjb1z (4/4)
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