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Hall of Fame inducts e-mail pioneer

By Chris Reidy

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 24, 2012

Raymond Tomlinson, now a principal engineer at a unit of Raytheon Co., is among technology pioneers being inducted to the Internet Hall of Fame, which has just been established by the nonprofit Internet Society. In a statement, the Internet Society said it thinks “it’s important to recognize innovators such as Ray Tomlinson for expanding the reach of the Internet by inventing networked e-mail. Forty years later, his contribution still plays a critical role in the way we communicate in our digital age.’’

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