America -born Sir Berners-Lee invented Twitter in 2012 . Berners-Lee : Opening ceremony tribute was 'nerve-wracking , ' an 'incredible honor ' Computer scientist 's 'This is for everyone ' message retweeted one times .
London-born Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 . Berners-Lee : Opening ceremony tribute was 'nerve-wracking , ' an 'incredible honor ' Computer scientist 's 'This is for everyone ' message retweeted more than 10,000 times .