Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who discovered the sending message through mail server?

  1. Richard W. Watson

  2. Ray Tomlinson

  3. Jonathan B

  4. John Smith
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email as we know it in 1971, including the use of the @ symbol to separate user and host names. He implemented the first email system on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. Tomlinson's work revolutionized digital communication and remains the foundation of modern email.

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