CNN founder Ted Turner one of three people honored with Emmy Awards . The London gala event coincided with Mikhail ##ov 's 80th birthday . Berners-Lee was given the award for perestroika , or reform , for inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 , changing the way the world shares information . Also honored was Tim Berners - Lee , inventor of the World Wide Web . Kenyan Evans Wadongo , inventor of solar lamp , received the award .
CNN founder Ted Turner one of three people honored with Emmy Awards . The London gala event coincided with Mikhail ##ov 's 80th birthday . Also honored was Tim Berners - Lee , inventor of the World Wide Web . Kenyan Evans Wadongo , inventor of solar lamp , received the award .