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 a definitive overview of inmates' daily life at the Lyman School for Boys. Johnson invented the Rubber Ducky antenna[1] while attending this Westborough, Massachusetts reform school. Johnson went on to a highly successful career as an engineer and inventor. See U.S. Patent 5,577,026 . He also created the JMODEM file transfer protocol.[2] Johnson has also continued to be an activist for Civil Rights issues, and as a commercial pilot, has even communicated with the President of the United States on issues involving General Aviation. [3]

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  1. ^ (1980) CQ, The Radio Amateur’s Journal. CQ Communications.  Page 25, Twenty five years of antenna wisdom, Part II., pg. 25
  2. ^ Dvorak, John C. (1989). Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0078815517. 
  3. ^ A letter from the White House.
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