Posted: 07 Apr 2011 08:59 PM PDT
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- For the French, it may always remind them of delicious escargot, but for most everyone else the @ symbol has come to embody the age of the Internet and its constantly evolving language. In honor of the little squiggly's potency, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York announced on Monday that it had added the @ symbol to its architecture and design collection, citing its "design power." The symbol's association with the Internet dates back to 1971 when the @ symbol appeared in the first email ever, sent by engineer Ray Tomlinson.
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