1980 Ayyadurai’s Four Point Theorem

Ayyadurai's Four-Point Theorem published in 1980 when Shiva was still in school.

After completing Calculus, Shiva’s school setup a special Independent Study program for him to learn Vector Analysis. This study resulted in a mathematical discovery and a publication in a local peer-reviewed mathematics journal.

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1978-1982 The Invention of Email

The Invention of Email by Shiva Ayyadurai

In 1978, 14-year-old Shiva invents email — the system we know today, when he creates the electronic version of the old-fashioned interoffice paper mail system (inbox, outbox, folders, memo, attachments, etc.), and names it “email.” In 1982, he receives the first U.S. Copyright for “Email,” officially recognizing him as its…

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