Saturday, February 7, 2026

Question: What Texas businessman was known as the “father of voice mail”?

Answer: Gordon Matthews. Born in Tulsa in 1936, he joined Texas Instruments in 1966 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. His inspiration for voicemail came in 1970, when he visited a client’s office

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Matthews_(inventor)