Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony

Re:Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony by lclarkmichalek on Saturday July 28, 2012 @06:00AM (#4305196)

The industrial portion ceremony started with Isambard Kingdom Brunel, while the modern portion of the ceremony finished with Tim Berners-Lee. I definitely think that Danny Boyle was drawing a parallel between the two people, and it will be interesting to see if history does the same.

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Re:Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony by Someone on Saturday July 28, 2012 @06:41AM (#4305253)

I do not see much of a parallel between the two. Brunel is known for zillions of physical objects, built over decades; TBL is known for only one thing, created in less than two years (probably not as his main project, I guess)

Also, Brunel must have been quite an organizer to get done what he got done; TBL created the web almost alone.

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Re:Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony by 7952 on Saturday July 28, 2012 @08:18AM (#4305370)

The parallel is their fame. Brunel didn't build the industrial world on his own any-more than TBL built the interweb on his own. Its just good to have heroes.

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Re:Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony by Someone on Saturday July 28, 2012 @08:32AM (#4305393)

Surely, fame is insufficient reason to start drawing parallels? If not, what about Brunel vs Phelps or Paris Hilton?

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Re:Sir Tim Berners-Lee Stars in Olympic Opening Ceremony by wseymour on Saturday July 28, 2012 @07:34AM (#4305307)

Both men applied their intellect to substantially improve the standard of living for the rest of mankind.

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