In what year was the "@" chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?
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Ray Tomlinson, who is considered the inventor of email, introduced the use of the @ symbol in email addresses in 1971. Tomlinson used the @ symbol to separate the user name from the destination address when sending messages between computers in his office. The @ symbol was previously an obscure symbol used only by bookkeepers
In 1972, @ was chosen for its use in e-mail addresses.