* Early Email Systems: Email predates the concept of a user-friendly email address like "[email protected]". Early systems like ARPANET used user names and computer names.
* Ray Tomlinson: In 1971, Ray Tomlinson is credited with sending the first email between computers, but it wasn't in the format we know today. He used the @ symbol to separate the user from the host computer.
* Evolution of Email: The concept of a user-friendly email address with a domain name evolved gradually with the growth of the internet.
So, there is no single "maker" of the first email address, but Ray Tomlinson's innovation laid the groundwork for the system we use today.