in modem times, people have communicated by letter, telegraph, and telephone. But no one method has become as widespread a quickly as the use of email The first email message took place in 1971, and according to its sender, Ray Tomlinson, it wa probably the following"QWERTYUIOP" What was significant about that? Nothing, really This is just the top row of key on an English-language keyboard Tomlinson was just testing out the em and using a nonaense mesiage He had no concept that he was going to start a revolution in communication