Ray Tomlinson, inventor of email, dies aged 74

Ray Tomlinson
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Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email has died aged 74. The first email was sent between two networked computers, which were physically side-by-side in 1971.

He also chose the “@” symbol as a separator in an email address, after it had fallen into disuse.

Famously, after demonstrating his new creation, Ray Tomlinson told a colleague, "Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed to be working on."

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/ray-tomlinson-email-inventor-and-selector-of-symbol-dies-aged-74

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-07/email-inventor-ray-tomlinson-dies-aged-74/7225748

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Tomlinson / Ray Tomlinson dead dies inventor of email dies aged 74 Ray Tomlinson father godfather email employer Raytheon Company 74 true technology pioneer email early days of networked computers Ray Tomlinson Cambridge Massachusetts office suspected heart attack tech world cult hero 1971 invention program ARPANET Internet's predecessor allowed people to send person-to-person messages other computer users on other servers inventing email putting the @ sign on the map Ray Tomlinson inducted Internet Hall of Fame 2012 his work changed the way the world communicates accomplishments he remained humble kind generous originally from Amsterdam New York school Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MIT working research and development company Bolt Beranek and Newman Raytheon BBN Technologies email breakthrough program changed the way people communicate business personal life biography Internet Hall of Fame website Tomlinson email started household word receiving worldwide recognition for his achievement 2000 received George R. Stibitz Computer Pioneer Award American Computer Museum honors Webby Award International Academy of Digital Arts and Science Innovation award Discover magazine Eduard-Rhein Cultural Award /

Daimler battery factory

Tesla isn’t the only electric vehicle company getting into building its own LiIon cells.

Daimler subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive, has purchased 50 acres of land adjacent to its existing factory in Kamenz, Germany, & will spend €500 million on a factory.

http://fortune.com/2016/03/01/daimler-new-battery-factory/

https://cleantechnica.com/2016/03/06/daimler-investing-e500-million-into-new-lithium-ion-battery-factory-in-germany/

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/daimler-to-follow-tesla-with-new-e500m-lithium-ion-battery-factory-83557 / gigfactory Daimler investing expand battery production German automaker energy storage business Daimler building factory produce lithium-ion batteries Mercedes-Benz Smart Car brands German automaker expand lineup electric plug-in hybrid vehicles Daimler DAI $543 million build new battery factory Kamenz Germany Daimler subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive produce batteries purchased 50 acres land adjacent existing factory fully electric driving investing emission-free emission free vehicles powerful batteries Dr. Dieter Zetsche Daimler chairman head Mercedes-Benz cars Daimler invest expand existing battery factory new factory triple company’s production area new production plant expected start operations summer 2017 new factory Daimler’s producing stationary battery storage units residential industrial customers new factory additional growth opportunity batteries factories utilities store energy rapid growth recently battery makers Tesla Motors all-electric automaker stationary energy storage industrial-sized batteries Daimler established Deutsche Accumotive develop produce batteries hybrid electric vehicles Mercedes-Benz smart brands stationary energy storage Mercedes-Benz branded energy storage units private households scaled serve larger demands of industrial customers /