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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]

References

^ "Twenty five years of antenna wisdom, Part II". CQ, The Radio Amateur's Journal. 1980. p. 25.
^ See U.S. patent 5,577,026.
^ Dvorak, John C. (1989). Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-881551-7.
^ "Software company starts up in Danvers". Danvers Herald. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
^ 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.
^ Clinton, William. "A letter from the White House". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^ 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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[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.

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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]]<ref name="CQ">{{cite journal |journal=CQ, The Radio Amateur’s Journal|publisher=CQ Communications|year=1980|page=Page 25|title=Twenty five years of antenna wisdom,  Part II}}</ref> while attending this [[Westborough, Massachusetts]] [[reform school]]. Johnson went on to a highly successful career as an engineer and inventor. See {{US patent|5577026}}.  He also created the [[JMODEM]] file transfer protocol.<ref name="JD">{{cite book|authorlink=John Dvorak|last=Dvorak|first=John C.|title=Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications|year=1989|publisher=Osborne McGraw-Hill|isbn=0078815517}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="pres">{{cite web|url=http://book.abominablefirebug.com/BlogFiles/WhiteHouse.jpg|first=William|last=Clinton|title=A letter from the White House}}</ref> Although still employed full time as an Engineer, Johnson has continued to give talks to groups interested in learning about the nation's first reform school.<ref name="talks">{{cite journal|first=Kevin|last=Baldwin|title=Recalling the good old days at Lyman School|ref=url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20071018/002-FRONTPAGE/710180716&LID=002|journal=Record|publisher=Coulter Press|location=Clinton, MA|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>
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-Mr. Johnson founded the Danvers, Massachusetts software company, [[Route 495 Software, LLC]] in early 2009.<ref name="article">{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/news/x340403805/Software-company-starts-up-in-Danvers|title=Wicked Local|accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref><ref name="help">{{cite web|url=http://www.route495software.com/SalemNews.html|title=Salem News article|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref>
+'''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]]<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=CQ, The Radio Amateur's Journal |year=1980 |page=25 |title=Twenty five years of antenna wisdom, Part II}}</ref> while attending the [[Lyman School for Boys]]. Johnson went on to a career as an engineer and inventor.<ref>See {{US patent|5577026}}.</ref> He also created the [[JMODEM]] file transfer protocol.<ref>{{cite book|authorlink=John Dvorak|last=Dvorak|first=John C.|title=Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications|year=1989|publisher=Osborne McGraw-Hill|isbn=0-07-881551-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dvoraksguidetopc00dvor}}</ref>{{page needed|date=October 2016}} Johnson founded the Danvers, Massachusetts, software company, [[Route 495 Software, LLC]], in early 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://danvers.wickedlocal.com/x340403805/Software-company-starts-up-in-Danvers |title=Software company starts up in Danvers |newspaper=Danvers Herald |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=2009-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.route495software.com/SalemNews.html |title=With a little help, engineer, 65, strikes out on his own |newspaper=Salem News |first=Ethan |date=June 9, 2009 |last=Forman |access-date=February 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715204659/http://www.route495software.com/SalemNews.html |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Johnson is also an activist for [[civil rights]] issues, and has communicated with the [[President of the United States]] on issues involving [[general aviation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://book.abominablefirebug.com/BlogFiles/WhiteHouse.jpg |first=William |last=Clinton |title=A letter from the White House |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927094918/http://book.abominablefirebug.com/BlogFiles/WhiteHouse.jpg |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> Johnson has continued to give talks to groups interested in learning about the nation's first reform school.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Baldwin |date=October 18, 2007 |title=Recalling good old days at Lyman School |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20071018/002-FRONTPAGE/710180716&LID=002 |newspaper=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Mass.}}</ref>
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