History of the Email

By bribarbee
  • Who invented emails?

    Who invented emails?

    At the age of 30, Ray Tomlinson invented the email.
  • Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth sent out her first email.
  • "Father of Spam"

    "Father of Spam"

    Gary Thuerk became the "Father of Spam" after sending out the first spam.
  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(SMTP), was defined as an internet standard, giving communication between different servers.
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft

    Microsoft released its first commercial client, Microsoft Mail.
  • "You've got mail!"

    "You've got mail!"

    Elwood Edwards recorded AOL's(America Online) "You've Got Mail" notification sound.
  • Atlantis Shuttle

    Atlantis Shuttle

    The Atlantis Shuttle send the first email from space.
  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!

    Hotmail and Rocket mail(now known as yahoo) became the first free webmail service.