Michael Stern Hart (March 8, 1947 – September 6, 2011) [1] was an American author, best known as the inventor of the e-book and the founder of Project Gutenberg (PG), the first project to …

Hart was best known for his 1971 invention of electronic books, or eBooks. He founded Project Gutenberg, which is recognized as one of the earliest and longest-lasting online literary …

Michael S. Hart began Project Gutenberg in 1971 with the digitization of the United States Declaration of Independence. [5] Hart, a student at the University of Illinois, obtained access to …

Sep 9, 2011 · Michael Hart, who was widely credited with creating the first e-book when he typed the Declaration of Independence into a computer on July 4, 1971, and in so doing laid the …

Sep 7, 2011 · Project Gutenberg announced Wednesday that founder Michael S. Hart has died. Hart, 64, died Tuesday in Illinois. Project Gutenberg provides free e-books of thousands of …

Sep 8, 2011 · Michael S. Hart, the founder of Project Gutenberg passed away on 6 September. Hart, born in 1947, started Project Gutenberg in 1971 with the digitisation of the US …

Mar 29, 2024 · In the annals of digital history, few figures loom as large as Michael Hart, the founder of Project Gutenberg and the man widely credited with sparking the digital library …

Sep 8, 2011 · In 1971, computer scientist Michael S. Hart typed the text of the Declaration of Independence and made it available on a computer network so others could read it as well. It …

Michael Stern Hart was the legendary founder of Project Gutenberg, the oldest and largest digital library, and creator of the first ever eBook. He published eBooks years before the Internet …

Sep 20, 2011 · On September 6, the literary world lost a true pioneer. Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, died of a heart attack in his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 64. Hart was …