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Ray Tomlinson, a renowned computer programmer, is credited as the inventor of email on the ARPANET system, the predecessor to the Internet. He revolutionized the way businesses operate and people communicate throughout the world. Tomlinson was born in Amsterdam, New York on April 23, 1941.

It's probably been awhile — and the man responsible is Ray Tomlinson. In 1971, Tomlinson changed the way the world communicated when he invented e-mail.

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.

Birthday: April 23, 1941 ( Taurus) Born In: Amsterdam, New York, U.S. 36 2 Computer Engineers #39 Electrical Engineers #28 Inventors #72 Quick Facts Also Known As: Томлинсон, Рэй Died At Age: 74 Inventors Computer Engineers Died on: March 5, 2016 place of death: Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. U.S. State: New Yorkers

Ray Tomlinson. Computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson invented internet based email in late 1971. Under ARPAnet several major innovations occurred: email (or electronic mail), the ability to send simple messages to another person across the network (1971).

Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer who first implemented an email system on the ARPANET system. The internet system was not developed that time and ARPANET system was just a...

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.

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