Sadly, the inventor of the email breathed his last on a Saturday morning of a suspected heart attack.
At the time of his death, he was aged 74.
Tomlinson was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.
Memories from fellow BBN employees are documented here.
Tomlinsons death actually happens to be the third passing of an MIT-graduated computer industry legend this year.
source: www.techworm.net
