He was one of the protagonists of the digital revolution, the one that brought about radical changes in the lives and habits, both social and professional, of all of us: Ray Tomlinson, American programmer among the developers of the Arpanet and inventor, in 1971, of electronic mail, has died at the age of 74.
Considered one of the pioneers of the Internet age, Tomlinson was the first to understand the potential of electronic messages, which are used today by billions of people around the world, and which introduced the use of the '@' symbol in email addresses.
This was reported by the American media, which speak of a heart attack as the cause of death. The American computer programmer had been awarded numerous prizes and awards, but his collaborators remember him as a humble and modest man who he didn't even use e-mail all that often.
