1) Who funds CERN? 2) How much are they given each year? 3) Can the money be justified?

Question

It’s widely believed that Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet, but that’s not strictly true. He invented the World Wide Web, which lives on the internet. It’s the difference between inventing books and inventing paper.

Answer 1

Check out this link for funding 2008:

http://dg-rpc.web.cern.ch/dg-rpc/Scale.h...

Yes, the money can be justified - we wouldn't be using the web if it were not for funding from CERN and the science community's needs that engendered it.

Answer 2

You got the star for the first part of the question as I've wondered it myself.  The money side of it ... 'the far from my bed show' as they say where I'm from :-)