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Ray Tomlinson used the @ sign in email address

Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email at ARPA, used the “@” sign to signify that the message was sent to a person and not a machine.

Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email at ARPA, used the “@” sign to signify that the message was sent to a person and not a machine.

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