The First Email Ever Sent in 1971
Did you know that the first email ever sent was way back in 1971? It was sent by a computer engineer named Ray Tomlinson. He worked on the ARPANET project — the early version of what we now call the internet. His message wasn't long or special. It was simply a test, something like "QWERTYUIOP."
What made it revolutionary was that he used the @ symbol to separate the user from the machine name. This small idea became the global standard for email addresses today.
The computers Ray used were sitting side by side, but the message traveled electronically — a huge leap forward at the time. He didn't know it then, but he had created one of the most important tools in digital communication.
Today, billions of emails are sent every single day around the world. All of it started with a simple idea and a few keystrokes from Ray Tomlinson. That’s why he is often called the “Father of Email.”
