The Web was conceived to solve information-sharing problems among scientists at universities and research institutes around the world.

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"The Web was conceived to solve information-sharing problems among scientists at universities and research institutes around the world."

CERN describes automated information sharing among geographically distributed scientists and institutions as the original need behind the Web. + CERN dates the original World Wide Web proposal and purpose to 1989.

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Source title The birth of the Web

Source authors CERN

Source year 1989

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