3/8/2016 Helped connect us allby Carl Howe, BBN Coleague
I saw today that Ray’s obit was featured more prominently in the New York Times than it was in the Boston Globe. I will always remember him as a pioneer of the global Internet we now know it than the few computers connected by the Arpanet. Perhaps it is fitting that the world will remember him better and with more reverence than his more parochial home town newspaper. All of us who ever worked with him will miss him terribly for his humble and kind leadership. By this point, I’m sure everyone has seen most of the tributes, but on the off chance someone hasn’t, I particularly like the photo that MIT tweeted today about him (http://twitter.com/MIT_Spectrum/status/707225637661106176/photo/1) and the NPR article which depicts him receiving the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award Laureate for the Technical and Scientific Research from Spain's Prince Felipe. http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/03/07/469492182/in-memoriam-ray-tomlinson-who-put-the-sign-in-your-email Ray, you were an inspiration to us all. We miss you already. As a final tribute, I would like to note that my posting to this email list from Mumbai, India, where I am working for the next two weeks, would not be possible without Ray’s work. Thank you again, Ray. You helped connect us all. Comments are closed.
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