Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74 ; 'Thank you, Ray Tomlinson' Tweets Gmail’s official Twitter account

Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the @ symbol for addresses, has died aged 74.

Thank you, Ray Tomlinson, for inventing email and putting the @ sign on the map. #RIP

— Gmail (@gmail) March 6, 2016

Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74 ; 'Thank you, Ray Tomlinson' Tweets Gmail’s official Twitter account pic.twitter.com/zxJMyrBQxC

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