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Tim Berners-Lee awarded the British Order of Merit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the accolades-and-acolytes dept.

MarsBar writes "The BBC is reporting that Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded The Order of Merit, a royal award granted directly by the Queen. Previous recipients have included Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, Mother Teresa and Margaret Thatcher."

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  1. Margaret Thatcher!!!!!!! FFS ... :-( by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's a travesty that a destructive bitch like Thatcher was placed in the company of Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, and Mother Teresa.

    The mind really boggles. The Queen should have known better.

    Our Bernie is worth it though. The web has been a very important marker on Mankind's road into the future.