His salary is unknown.
Shiva Ayyadurai is an Inventor with a net worth of $500,000 USD. He was born in December 2, 1963 and is best known for creating an in-office mail delivery system he termed "EMAIL" in the late 1970s. He copyrighted his system in 1982, and there is much debate over whether he should be credited with the invention of email. His salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $500,000 USD (2024)
About
In the late 1970s, while volunteering at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, this teenage, up-and-coming computer scientist created an in-office mail delivery method that he termed "EMAIL." He copyrighted his system in 1982, and much controversy remains over whether he should actually be credited with the invention of email.
Before Fame
He earned degrees in computer science and electrical, mechanical, and biological engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently received a Fulbright grant.
Trivia
As numerous sources began to discredit Ayyadurai's claims to have invented email, MIT revoked funding for its EMAIL Lab and removed Ayyadurai from his teaching position at the university.
Family Life
He spent the first seven years of his life in Bombay, India, and the remainder of his childhood in the United States. In 2014, he married American television actress Fran Drescher.
Associated With
Ayyadurai and his wife met while attending a conference hosted by self-help author Deepak Chopra.
