Richard B. Johnson

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Richard Brian Johnson is the author of the book Abominable Firebug ( ISBN   0-595-38667-9), which presents his account of daily life at the Lyman School for Boys. Johnson invented the Rubber Ducky antenna [1] while attending the Lyman School for Boys. Johnson went on to a career as an engineer and inventor. [2] He also created the JMODEM file transfer protocol. [3] [ page needed ] Johnson founded the Danvers, Massachusetts, software company, Route 495 Software, LLC, in early 2009. [4] [5] Johnson is also an activist for civil rights issues, and has communicated with the President of the United States on issues involving general aviation. [6] Johnson has continued to give talks to groups interested in learning about the nation's first reform school. [7]

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  1. ↑ "Twenty five years of antenna wisdom, Part II". CQ, The Radio Amateur's Journal. 1980. p. 25.
  2. ↑ See U.S. patent 5,577,026 .
  3. ↑ Dvorak, John C. (1989). Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications . Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN   0-07-881551-7.
  4. ↑ "Software company starts up in Danvers". Danvers Herald. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  5. ↑ Forman, Ethan (June 9, 2009). "With a little help, engineer, 65, strikes out on his own". Salem News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ Clinton, William. "A letter from the White House". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  7. ↑ Kevin, Baldwin (October 18, 2007). "Recalling good old days at Lyman School". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014.

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