Ray Tomlinson

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer programmer
electrical engineer
human
awardReceived Internet Hall of Fame induction
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
surface form: 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
surface form: Amsterdam, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Lincoln, Massachusetts
surface form: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
residence Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender male
usedNetwork ARPANET
usedSymbolInEmail @
workedOn ARPANET

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BBN Technologies notableEmployee Ray Tomlinson
Tomlinson hasNotableBearer Ray Tomlinson
Raymond hasNotableBearer Ray Tomlinson