Michael S. Hart

Michael S. Hart

Michael Stern Hart (March 8, 1947 – September 6, 2011) was an American author, best known as the inventor of the electronic book (or ebook) and the founder of Project Gutenberg, a project to make ebooks freely available via the Internet. Most of the early postings were typed in by Hart himself.

Read more about Michael S. Hart:  Early Life, Project Gutenberg, Other Activities, Personal Life, Death, Writing Style

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