From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBerners-Lee, TimTim Berners-LeeBer‧ners-Lee, Tim /ˌbɜːnəz ˈliː $ ˌbɜːrnərz-, tɪm/ (1955–) a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1991. He made his idea freely available to everyone and did not put a patent on it. His official title is Sir Tim Berners-Lee.