Courses and Workshops

It is probably not hyperbole to say that the World Wide Web (WWW) is one of the most disruptive and influential technologies of the past three decades.The Web has changed the way society accesses information, revolutionized the way it shops, redefined social interaction, provided a new medium for entrainment and enabled new opportunities for education. To most people, the Web appeared without warning – few are aware of its origins and how it achieved such a prominent role in our lives.

What we know as the Web is actually a convergence of ideas and technologies that came together driven by a need for efficient, seamless, and transparent communication. It was one of several competing applications designed for that single purpose. The Web’s influencers and inventor(s) never imagined its future global adoption and how it would eventually be used for such a variety of applications and become a development platform on its own.

This course is presented from the perspective of someone who was fortunate to be "in the room where it happened."

Faculty Bio

Bebo White is retired from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the U.S. National Laboratory at Stanford University where he worked as a computational physicist. He currently holds faculty appointments at multiple academic institutions.

This is an In-Person, Livestreamed + Recorded Course

• Classes meet in person at the Golden Bear Center, Suite 365, at 1995 University Ave., Berkeley
• Classes will also stream live simultaneously, and be recorded
• You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.

Schedule Highlights

• Course starts on Thursday, April 4, and ends on Thursday, May 9
• Classes meet for 6 weeks, 2 hours per session (1–3 PM)
• Videos will post on Fridays in Member Dashboards
• All course materials, including videos, will remain available to view and enjoy through May 31

Member Praise for Bebo White

Bebo was great!!! So knowledgeable. 

Excellent interactive and engaging speaker who kept me engaged throughout. Fascinating material.

Faculty Q&A

• Read an interview with Bebo White from our archive.