Richard Brian Johnson is the author of the book '' Abominable Firebug'' (), which presents his account of daily life at the

Lyman School for Boys The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in and operated until . The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal ben ...

. Johnson invented the Rubber Ducky antenna while attending the

. 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 Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' political freedom, freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and ...

issues, and has communicated with the

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on issues involving

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. Johnson has continued to give talks to groups interested in learning about the nation's first reform school.

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