Ward Cunningham, Inventor of the Wiki

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Channel: Computer History Museum · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham recalls how a Hawaiian airport shuttle inspired the name for the first ever user-editable website—the WikiWikiWeb—and lay the groundwork for Wikipedia. This clip is from a full-length interview, conducted for the Computer History Museum's exhibition, "Make Software: Change the World!," opening January 28, 2017. Learn more: http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/makesoftware/. 

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