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 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]
