08.09.2011 11:05 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Michael S. Hart, e-book inventor and Project Gutenberg founder, dies at 64

There's some sad news coming out of Illinois today, where Michael S. Hart, the e-book inventor who founded Project Gutenberg, has died at the age of 64. Hart's literary journey began in 1971, when he digitized and distributed his first text, after being inspired by a free printed copy of the Declaration of Independence he found at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. That same year, the Tacoma, Washington native founded Projec

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