You can own World Wide Web's source code! Berners-Lee to put it up for auction as NFT
The London-born computer scientist invented the World Wide Web in 1989, revolutionising sharing and creation of information.
- Jun 19, 2021,
- Updated Jun 19, 2021 7:30 PM IST
You can now buy the original source code for the World Wide Web, written by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in an auction starting at $1,000. Berners-Lee will be auctioning the source code signed by him as an NFT or non-fungible token in an auction by Sotheby's.
The NFT will be offered in a standalone online auction titled 'This Changed Everything'. The London-born computer scientist invented the World Wide Web in 1989, revolutionising sharing and creation of information in what is seen as one of the most significant inventions since the printing press appeared in Europe in 15th century Germany.
"The NFT - completely unique on the Ethereum blockchain - is composed of four elements; the original time-stamped files containing the source code written by Sir Tim; an animated visualization of the code; a letter written by Sir Tim reflecting on the code and the process of creating it ; as well as a digital "poster" of the full code created by Sir Tim from the original files using Python including a graphic of his physical signature; all digitally signed," Sotheby's said in a release.
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You can now buy the original source code for the World Wide Web, written by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in an auction starting at $1,000. Berners-Lee will be auctioning the source code signed by him as an NFT or non-fungible token in an auction by Sotheby's.
The NFT will be offered in a standalone online auction titled 'This Changed Everything'. The London-born computer scientist invented the World Wide Web in 1989, revolutionising sharing and creation of information in what is seen as one of the most significant inventions since the printing press appeared in Europe in 15th century Germany.
"The NFT - completely unique on the Ethereum blockchain - is composed of four elements; the original time-stamped files containing the source code written by Sir Tim; an animated visualization of the code; a letter written by Sir Tim reflecting on the code and the process of creating it ; as well as a digital "poster" of the full code created by Sir Tim from the original files using Python including a graphic of his physical signature; all digitally signed," Sotheby's said in a release.
Meet Vignesh Sundaresan, the Tamil immigrant who bought Beeple's NFT art for $69.3 mn