FEATURE
To celebrate the launch of our all-new search technology, Windows Live shines a spotlight on a few other great innovations in cyberspace and looks at the innovators who made them possible.
MEET THE INNOVATORS
Sir Tim Berners-LeeIn 1989 Tim Berners-Lee introduced us to the concept of the 'Web' and changed the way we organised information forever
Steve and Julie PankhurstSocial networking has become part of our every-day lives. Friends Reunited introduced the UK to this new phenomenon
Dr Paul V. MockapetrisIn 1983 Dr Paul V Mockapetris invented the Domain Name System, the man who wrote the internet address book
Dr Andrew J. ViterbiThe Viterbi Algorithm changed the face of communication forever and provided us with a clean, error-free, digital signal
ARPANETIn 1969 the first message was transmitted across ARPAnet - an early incarnation of what later became the Internet
OTHER INNOVATORS
Use Live Search to read about other people whose influence has contributed to the development of the Web
