Who invented email?
What else have they done?
Where are they now?
Hint:
This was a gifted student, living in New Jersey, who had finished all the math courses his high school had to offer. He was one of 40 students accepted into a programming course at NYU. He graduated in 1978. As a research fellow, studying baby sleep patterns, sleep apnea, and SIDS, he wrote algorithms and performed pattern analysis. He was only 14 when he designed, developed, and implemented a system to replace his employer's interoffice pneumatic mail tubes with electronic mail.
FASCINATING STORY!
Website:
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https://www.inventorofemail.com/Book: The Boy Who Invented Email
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https://www.inventorofemail.com/the-boy-who-invented-email.asp-
https://vashiva.com/product/the-boy-who-invented-email-his-7-secrets-of-innovation/-
https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Invented-Email-Secrets-Innovation/dp/0997040211Video:
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short interview clip-
Hear the author relate the experience, in his own words, as part of a longer talk on many topics. The invention of email is discussed beginning at 9 minutes, and continues to about 21 minutes... or 25 minutes... or 28 minutes.
Today he is known as
Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, Ph.D.