Tributes Paid To 'The Godfather' Of Email

Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of the modern day email, has died at the age of 74. The American programmer, who reportedly suffered a suspected heart attack, wrote and sent the first person-to-person email in 1971. Up until his death, Mr Tomlinson had continued to work for Raytheon as a principal scientist - and in his spare time, he raised miniature sheep with his partner in Massachusetts.