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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 while attending the Lyman School for Boys. Johnson went on to a career as an engineer and inventor. He also created the JMODEM file transfer protocol. Johnson founded the Danvers, Massachusetts, software company, Route 495 Software, LLC, in early 2009. Johnson is also an activist for civil rights issues, and has communicated with the President of the United States on issues involving general aviation. Johnson has continued to give talks to groups interested in learning about the nation's first reform school.

References

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. Baldwin, Kevin (October 18, 2007). "Recalling good old days at Lyman School". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass.

Bibliography

• Johnson, Richard B. (2006). Abominable Firebug: a Memoir. Lincoln: iUniverse.

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