Raytheon spokesperson, Mike Doble, said “A true technology pioneer, Ray was the man who brought us email in the early days of networked computers,”. Doble stated that Tomlinson passed away on Saturday morning but he didn’t know whether he is at home and also didn’t confirmed the apparent cause of his death. Tomlinson reportedly worked in the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, office. Sydney Morning Herald stated that Tomlinson has died due to heart attack. During the initial stage of his invention, he wrote and sent the first mail using ARPANET System which was built for US Government which is considered as pioneer to the Internet. Moreover, Tomlinson also contributed to the Network’s Development. Tomlinson’s Email Program made drastic change and fundamentally changing the way people communicate.
