Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Conflict: Where Was the Internet Invented?

This meant that scientists at Cern - where Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web in 1989 - would no longer be able to use his creation for fear of causing a global collapse. (concerning the Large Hadron Collider)

vs.

Obama said in his address: "Here in the country that invented the Internet, every child should have a chance to get online."

Who's right? Big prize for whoever puts this to rest.

Reminds me of the first-in-flight debate the Naniette likes to have with me. USA! USA!

(Photograph) HEAD TO HEAD: Replicas of Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle (left) and the Wright Brothers' "B" Flyer fly side-by-side in Miamisburg, Ohio

1 comment:

WestEnder said...

THE GRID... awesome. I hadn't heard about that