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.