MoMA Adds The @ Symbol To Collection

@ Symbol

The Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA in NYC recently acquired the @ symbol for its collection. The @ symbol was used by Ray Tomlinson in 1971 to separate the user from the host in an email system, in the form of an email addresses.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.