Ray Tomlinson

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computer programmer electrical engineer human

Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer programmer → electrical engineer → human →
awardReceived	Internet Hall of Fame induction → Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
citizenship	United States of America →
contributedTo	development of email standards →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1941-04-23 →
dateOfDeath	2016-03-05 →
developed	ARPANET email system → CPYNET file transfer program → modification of SNDMSG program for email →
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute →
education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute →
employer	BBN Technologies → Bolt Beranek and Newman →
familyName	Tomlinson →
fieldOfWork	computer networking → computer science → email technology →
genre	software engineering →
givenName	Raymond →
hasEmployer	BBN Technologies →
influenced	modern email systems →
knownFor	introducing the @ symbol in email addresses → inventing networked email →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Internet Hall of Fame →
nativeLanguage	English →
notableAchievement	sent first networked email message →
notableWork	networked email → use of @ symbol in email addresses →
occupation	computer programmer → engineer →
placeOfBirth	Amsterdam, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States →
residence	Massachusetts, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
usedNetwork	ARPANET →
usedSymbolInEmail	@ →
workedOn	ARPANET →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
BBN Technologies → Bolt Beranek and Newman →	notableEmployee
Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award →	hasNotableRecipient