I could imagine that in fifty years from now, there would be an internet history trivia saying "Did you know this guy invented the email and he never got credit

I could imagine that in fifty years from now, there would be an internet history trivia saying "Did you know this guy invented the email and he never got credit for it?" and nobody will care if it is true, they will just go with it, because this pure guy was against all the others. Maybe, he will get his own fan-base too.