"At one point, CERN was toying with patenting……" — Robert Cailliau

"At one point, CERN was toying with patenting the World Wide Web."

— Robert Cailliau

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13 Quotes by Robert Cailliau

Robert Cailliau has 13 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When we have all data online it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems…
Because I'm a synesthete I see characters in colors and I perceive a W as green.
If I sign up for Facebook and want my account destroyed, it is impossible. They keep tabs on you; there…
To me, the biggest surprise is that Google still functions despite the explosion in the number of sites.
I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics…
If you operate a TV or radio station, you have to have a license. It has nothing to do with…
Since the web is totally worldwide, we need a set of behavioural rules, laws they are commonly called, that are…
The forced influence of advertising has given us completely useless TV. You don't want that on the Net. But most…
The Web is actually a coming together of three technologies, if you like: the hypertext, the personal computer, and the…
There was a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're…
We mustn't forget we chose the name 'WWW' before there was even one line of code written. We could do…
What is hypertext? It is a method of giving a text more depth, structuring it, and letting the computer help…

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More Cern Quotes

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Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer
The clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell… — Ben Aaronovitch
The first interview I gave to the press was in 1987 when some people thought a previous machine at Cern,… — Peter Higgs
CERN is a concrete example of worldwide, international co-operation - and a concrete example of peace. The place which makes,… — Fabiola Gianotti
CERN is a centre of scientific excellence and a source of pride and inspiration for physicists from all over the… — Fabiola Gianotti
My efforts are focused on ensuring that CERN maintains a leading role in the fields of science, technology and education,… — Fabiola Gianotti

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