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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.
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.
Mar 7, 2016 · Raymond Tomlinson, the computer programmer who in 1971 invented email as it is known today and in the process transformed the “at” sign — @ — from a sparely used price symbol to a permanent...
Mar 7, 2016 · When was the last time you actually set pen to paper and mailed off a personal letter to someone? It's probably been a while — and the man to blame is Ray Tomlinson.
Learn about Ray Tomlinson, the computer programmer who invented email on the ARPANET system and established the @ symbol for email addresses. Discover his biography, achievements, awards and legacy in the history of computing and telecommunications.
Raymond Tomlinson is widely known for inventing network electronic mail, choosing the “@” sign in emails to connect the username with the destination address. His email software (SNDMSG) was widely distributed for years, and proved to be an exceptionally innovative solution.
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...
