Email Turns 45 – V.A. Shiva Ayyadura Indian American is its inventor

Email Turns 45!* Did you know that email was invented by Indian American *V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai* when he was just 14? In 1978, Ayyadurai created a computer program called “EMAIL” (Electronic Mail), which revolutionized communication. On August 30, 1982, the US government officially recognized Ayyadurai as the inventor of email by awarding him the first US Copyright for Email (No. TXu-111-775) for his 1978 invention. Ayyadurai’s invention predates the modern email systems we use today, but his pioneering work laid the foundation for the digital communication era. Let’s celebrate the 45th anniversary of email and recognize the contributions of V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, a true pioneer in the field of computer science!”