Question: Raymond Samuel Tomlinson died on 5 March 2016. He has invented-
(a) E-mail
(b) Computer
(c) Printer
(d) None of These
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 5 March 2016 an American Computer Scientist Raymond Tomlinson died at the age of 74 in Washington.
- He has invented email (Electronic Message).
- In 2012, Tomlinson was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.
- He was first to send the email on the ARPANET system between the two computers.
- His invention includes the use of the @ symbol in email addresses, which is now standard.
Reference:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/ray-tomlinson-email-inventor-and-selector-of-symbol-dies-aged-74
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35741116
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/06/us/ray-tomlinson-email-creator-obit/