Ray Tomlinson
Raymond Samuel Tomlinson | |
---|---|
Amsterdam, New York, U.S. | |
Died | March 5, 2016 Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 74)
Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
Occupation | Computer scientist |
Years active | 1965–2016 |
Known for | Invention of email |
Spouse | Ann Tomlinson |
Children | 2 |
Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (April 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016) was an American
Early life and education
Tomlinson was born
After graduating from RPI, he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to continue his electrical engineering education. At MIT, Tomlinson worked in the Speech Communication Group and developed an analog-digital hybrid speech synthesizer as the subject of his thesis for the master's degree in electrical engineering, which he received in 1965.[14]
Career
In 1967, he joined the technology company of
The first email Tomlinson sent was a test. It was not preserved and Tomlinson describes it as insignificant, something like "QWERTYUIOP." This is commonly misquoted as "The first e-mail was QWERTYUIOP."[22] Tomlinson later commented that these "test messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them."[23]
At first, his email messaging system was not considered important. Its development was not a directive of his employer, with Tomlinson merely pursuing it "because it seemed like a neat idea."[14] When showing the system to a colleague, Tomlinson said "Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed to be working on."[24]
Tomlinson said he preferred "email" over "e-mail," joking in a 2010 interview that "I'm simply trying to conserve the world's supply of hyphens" and that "the term has been in use long enough to drop the hyphen."[25]
Death
Tomlinson died at his home in
Awards and honors
- In 2000 he received the Montana State University).[26]
- In 2001 he received a Webby Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for lifetime achievement. Also in 2001 he was inducted into the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame.[27]
- In 2002 Discover magazine awarded him its Innovative Innovating Award of Innovation.[10]
- In 2004, he received the IEEE Internet Award along with Dave Crocker.[10]
- In 2009, he along with Prince of Asturias Award for scientific and technical research.[28]
- In 2011, he was listed 4th in the MIT.[10]
- In 2012, Tomlinson was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.[10]
- In 2022, Email Day, an annual, national holiday was established in honor of Ray Tomlinson and his creation of email. April 23 (Tomlinson's birthday) was chosen.[29]
Notes
- ^ "Email pioneer Ray Tomlinson dead at 74". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 6, 2016.
- ^ "E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson, who popularized @ symbol, dies at 74". Ars Technica. March 6, 2016.
- ^ ABC News. "Inventor of Modern Email, Ray Tomlinson, Dies". ABC News.
- ^ Claudio Müller (March 7, 2016). "E-Mail-Pionier ist tot: Rest @ Peace, Ray Tomlinson". CHIP Online.
- ^ "Ray Tomlinson, email inventor and selector of @ symbol, dies aged 74". the Guardian. March 7, 2016.
- ^ Dante D'Orazio (March 6, 2016). "Inventor of email and savior of the @ sign, Ray Tomlinson, is dead at 74". The Verge. Vox Media.
- ^ "Ray Tomlinson, Inventor Of Modern Email, Dies". NPR.org. March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74". BBC News. March 6, 2016.
- ^ Ray Tomlinson. "The First Network Email".
- ^ a b c d e "Official Biography: Raymond Tomlinson". Internet Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Alumni/ae Notes - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)".
- RFC 675, Specification of Internet Transmission Control Protocol
- ^ "Ray Tomlinson obituary". the Guardian. March 14, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Grimes, William (March 7, 2016). "Raymond Tomlinson, Who Put the @ Sign in Email, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times.
- ^ Subik, Jason (October 17, 2010). "Broadalbin native put the @ in your e-mail address". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, NY. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Marquard, Bryan (March 12, 2016). "Ray Tomlinson, @ 74; pioneer of e-mail".
- ^ Varghese, Sam (March 7, 2016). "Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dead at 74". iTWire.
- ^ a b Evan Koblentz (March 5, 2016). "Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74". TechRepublic.
- ISBN 978-0684832678.
- ^ "Ray Tomlinson, who sent the first e-mail, has died". The Economist. March 7, 2016.
- ^ Kawamoto, Dawn (March 7, 2016). "Creator Of Network Email Ray Tomlinson Dies". InformationWeek.
- ^ Ray Tomlinson. "Frequently Made Mistakes".
- ^ Mackey, Robert (May 4, 2009). "Internet Star @ Least 473 Years Old". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ Sasha Cavender (October 5, 1998). "Legends". Forbes. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ Pasternack, Alex (April 20, 2010). "Ray Tomlinson Sent the First Email But His Inbox Is Still a Mess". Motherboard. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ "The Stibitz/Wilson Awards". American Computer & Robotics Museum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Raymond S. Tomlinson: Inventor of Network Electronic Mail". Alumni Hall of Fame. Rensselaer. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "The fathers of the mobile phone and email, Prince of Asturias Award Laureates for Technical and Scientific Research" (Press release). Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
- ^ "National Email Day". April 21, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
Further reading
- Pasternack, Alex (April 20, 2010). "Q+A: Ray Tomlinson Sent the First Email, But His Inbox Is Still a Mess". Motherboard.tv. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
- Raz, Guy (November 21, 2009). "The Man Who Made You Put Away Your Pen". New England Public Radio.
- Ward, Mark (October 8, 2001). "H@ppy birthday to you". BBC.