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Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (April 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016) was an American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971; It was the first system able to send mail between users on different hosts connected to ARPANET. Previously, mail could be sent only to others who ...
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Official Biography: Raymond Tomlinson. Raymond Samuel Tomlinson was born in Amsterdam, New York in 1941. He attended college at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he participated in an internship program with IBM and received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1963.
Nov 15, 2009 · Ray Tomlinson was inspired to invent e-mail by colleagues who didn't answer their phones. Courtesy BBN Technologies. When was the last time you actually set pen to paper and mailed off a...
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Mar 6, 2016 · Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and selector of the "@" symbol, has died. Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available....
Ray Tomlinson is a computer programmer who invented email on the ARPANET system, the predecessor to the Internet. He was born in Amsterdam, New York in 1941 and earned his degrees from RPI and MIT. He worked for BBN Technologies and received many awards for his contributions to computing and telecommunications.
Mar 6, 2016 · Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, has died at the age of 74. The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be...
Mar 7, 2016 · March 7, 201611:50 AM ET. Alina Selyukh. The Net At 40. Ray Tomlinson's 2009 Interview With NPR. Editor's note: Ray Tomlinson, who has been credited with propelling email toward becoming...
