Michael Hart, inventor of the e-book, dead at 64

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Submitted by FeatherBoa on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @07:33PM

FeatherBoa writes "Michael Hart, the founder and long time driving force behind Project Gutenberg and 1971 inventor of the electronic book has died at his home in Urbana Ill, on Sept. 6th 2011. Project Gutenberg is recognized as one of the earliest and longest-lasting online literary projects, has spawned sister projects in Australia, Canada, Germany and other locations to transcribe public domain literature and make it available via the Internet."
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RIP, Mr. Hart ! (Score:1)

by Taco Cowboy (5327) writes:

Back in the days where there was no Internet I'd already heard of Project Gutenberg.
Thank you, Mr. Hart, and to all the visionaries that make the Net such a feature rich community, today.
RIP, Mr. Michael Stern Hart.
Official Obituary is at http://www.gutenberg.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Hart [gutenberg.org] , btw.

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RIP, Mr. Hart ! (Score:1)