Joybubbles (May 25, 1949 – August 8, 2007), born Josef Carl Engressia, Jr. in Richmond, Virginia, USA, was an early phone phreak. Born blind, he became interested in telephones at age four. He had absolute pitch, and was able to whistle 2600 hertz into a telephone (see Blue box). Joybubbles said that he had an IQ of “172 or something". Joybubbles died at his Minneapolis home on August 8, 2007 (aged 58). According to his death certificate, he died of "natural causes" with "congestive heart failure" as a contributing condition.
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25 May 1949 Richmond, Virginia
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Died |
8 August 2007 (aged 58)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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