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Ray Tomlinson first used the '@' symbol to address users in network communication.
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Ray Tomlinson is credited with introducing the '@' symbol in network communication to designate user addresses in the first email system on ARPANET.

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Wikipedia: Ray Tomlinson
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Wikipedia: History of email
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