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Which came first: Email or Voyager 1?

Email came first, in 1971 (first sent). Voyager 1 followed 6 years later, in 1977 (launched).

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  1. First1971

    Email

    invention · first sent

    The first email sent over the ARPANET network went out in 1971 and introduced the @ sign in addresses.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. Second1977

    Voyager 1

    space · launched

    Voyager 1 launched in 1977 and is now the most distant human-made object.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.