There is a rumour circulating around the Internet that the man who invented the world wide web, Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is going to be given a life peerage if the Conservatives win the next General Election (1).
It was only yesterday that Murad Ahmed, writing in The Times suggested (2):
"Many have argued that he would have been awarded the Nobel Prize had his discoveries been spun out of traditional sciences"
Which honour would you rate as the higher of the two I wonder - Life Peer or Nobel Lauriete?
Notes
(1) The Local Democracy Blog http://lgiu.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/democratise-the-house-of-lords/ accessed 15 October 2009
(2) M Ahmed (2009) A worldwide waste of time...web creator admits those double slashes were a mistake, The Times, 14 October 2009
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