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Who sent the first electronic mail, between two different computers?
43. Who sent the first electronic mail, between two different computers?
- Tim Berners-Lee
- John Brunner
- John McCarthy
- Ray Tomlinson
Answer
The correct answer is: D) Ray Tomlinson
Explanation
Ray Tomlinson (or, Raymond Samuel Tomlinson) was a computer scientist from Amsterdam, New York, US. Ray Tomlinson implemented the first electronic mail (email) program and he is known for sending the first electronic mail, between two different computers on the ARPANET, in 1971.