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. Hart was best known for his 1971 invention of electronic books, or. Needless to say, the critics were wrong, and to date more than 60,000 copies of the book have been sold. Hart typed up a copy of the declaration of independence and uploaded it to the internet with six people downloading it. Various authors a tribute to michael s hart, inventor of. Hart, the ebook inventor who founded project gutenberg, has died at the age of 64. Hart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. He published ebooks years before the internet existed via the arpanet, and later on bbs networks and gopher servers hart devoted his life after founding pg in. 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.
More about project gutenbergs michael hart, rip zdnet. Id say he was a visionary and an activist who decided to fight ignorance and illiteracy with the best possible weapons. Project gutenberg is recognized as one of the earliest and longestlasting online literary projects, has. Nvidia presenta ampere y apuesta por amd epyc en su dgx a100. Many people have argue with me for years on the subject of dedicated ebook reader devices, with any number of reasons they like them, but it is really only that they cant read small print or they still want the look and feel of the dead trees pulp. Michael hart, inventor of ebook, closes the chapter by richard poplak 12 september 2011 in many ways michael hart was a typical nerd, with. The inventor of the ebook passed away this week, but his legacy is alive and well as millions enjoy ebooks on their mobile. Michael hart, inventor of ebook, closes the chapter. The 100, michael h hart the 100 is perhaps one of the greatest books on the analysis of history ever written. So far, it would appear that ebook readers will not be a major factor in ebook reading, ever. Hart, founder of project gutenberg and a pioneer in formatting print material for online use, passed away tuesday at his home in urbana, illinois. Michael hart, inventor of the ebook, dead at 64 slashdot.
Dedicated products never sell as well as ones a company puts out that have multiple function. Hart, the ebook inventor who founded project gutenberg, has died at the age of. He often told this story of how he had the idea for ebooks. It was the first book of hart, which was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. In 1978, when michael harts controversial book the 100 was first published, critics objected that hart had the nerve not only to select who he thought were the most influential people in history, but also to rank them according to their importance. In 1971, michael hart was a student at the university of illinois when he was given unlimited computer time on a huge xerox mainframe. Michael stern hart was born in tacoma, washington on march 8, 1947. Hart sent the digitized text of the american declaration of independence to everyone on a computer network at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. I was doing research for the book when i stumbled across the obituary for michael s. This extraordinary tech visionary who devoted his life to ebooks, died on september 6, 2011 40 years, 2 months and 2 days after he created the first ebook in the world. Project gutenberg founder michael hart, who created the first ever ebook after deciding on a whim to type the us declaration of independence into a computer, has died at home in urbana, illinois, aged. A selfdescribed unreasonable thinker, according to his obituary at project gutenberg, hart invented the ebook in 1971. Michael hart, founder of project gutenberg where most librivox texts come from, and the inventor of the ebook died this week thank you. Michael stern hart march 8, 1947 september 6, 2011 was an american author, best known as the inventor of the ebook and the founder of project gutenberg pg, the first project to make ebooks freely available via the internet.
He published ebooks years before the internet existed via the arpanet. Michael hart, who was widely credited with creating the first ebook when he typed the declaration of independence into a computer on july 4, 1971, and in. Project gutenberg founder and inventor of the ebook. Harts knowledge, generosity, and sense of humor made this collaboration a pure pleasure. Hart 19472011 inventor of the ebook try this personal selection of thoughtprovoking texts. Hart 1971 despite the extensive earlier history, several publications report michael s. Rip michael hart, founder of project gutenberg librivox. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to hart, most influenced human history hart wrote another book in 1999, entitled a view from the year 3000. The inventor of the ebook passed away this week, but his legacy is alive and well as millions enjoy ebooks on their mobile devices every single. Michael hart, inventor of the ebook and founder of project gutenberg by max eddy sep 8th, 2011, 10. Michael was living proof that a single person can change the world through an act of creation. He is the inventor of the ebook and founder of project gutenberg. Michael hart, inventor of ebook, closes the chapter by richard poplak 12 september 2011 in many ways michael hart was a typical nerd, with typical nerdy quirks, like his penchant for adding.
The inventor of the ebook passed away this week, but his legacy is alive and well as millions enjoy ebooks on their mobile devices every single day. Despite the extensive earlier history, several publications report michael s. In 1971 the first ebook was invented by michael hart, and many more put into print by project gutenberg. A history of genius in science and technology kindle edition by hart, michael, parkinson, claire. Posted on 8 march 2018 8 march 2018 by bookeen team today is michael s. Hart has worked diligently to promote ebooks and epublishing since 1971, for almost 40 years. Hart began the digital library project gutenberg after a july 4 fireworks display, when he typed up the declaration of independence and.
This miracle of modern technology was created by by nuvomedia known as the rocket ebook with the capacity to hold 10 ebooks, and its compatible books were. Obituaries are also not right, because michael hart lives in every ebook we download and read, no matter whether its from project gutenberg. Seeking a worthy use of this resource, he created his first electronic document by typing the united states declaration of independence into. Michael stern hart march 8, 1947 september 6, 2011 1 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.
The first ebook was created back in 1971 by michael hart. Project gutenberg founder michael hart, who created the first ever ebook after deciding on a whim to type the us declaration of independence into a computer, has died at home in urbana, illinois, aged 64. Michael hart, inventor of the ebook and pioneer of. Hart, 64, was also the driving force behind the free online library called project gutenberg. Hart, ebook inventor and project gutenberg founder. Hart died at his home in illinois at the age of 64. Realizing the potential of this new reading format, hart created project gutenberg named after johannes gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. Michael hart, the man who created what is considered to be the first ever ebook, has died aged 64 what the american came up with back in july, 1971 was a. Inventor of the ebook michael hart dead at 64 the mary sue.
The first ebook was created in plain text format and published in. His is survived by his mother, alice, and brother, bennett. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the newton awards. One thing about ebooks that most people havent thought much is that ebooks are the. While most people try to attain greatness by attaching themselves to big existent enterprises, michael understood that the best path to greatness is by giving. In 1971, hart was given extensive computer time by the operators of. Project gutenberg, named after the inventor of the gutenberg printing press, is one of the oldest online collections of literature, offering more than 33,000. Ive been working on my own ebook that i will be releasing in 2012 focused on teaching people to protect themselves from online criminals, identity theft, parental controls, and how use the internet safely. A ranking of the most influential persons in history is a 1978 book by michael h.
Michael hart, inventor of the ebook and pioneer of electronic literacy, has died by andrew losowsky it was announced today, on international literacy day, that one of the great pioneers of electronic literacy and the inventor of the ebook had died on tuesday. Rip michael hart, inventor of the ebook, and friend. In 1971, the operators of the xerox sigma v mainframe at the university of illinois gave hart extensive computertime. Harts birthday, and that is something to celebrate. He died on september 6, 2011 in his home in urbana, illinois, at the age of 64. A ranking of the most influential persons in history. Project gutenberg founder and inventor of the ebook, michael hart. Project gutenberg began life in 1971 after hart was given.
Michael hart, the inventor of ebooks, says the kindle won. This was the beginning of project gutenbergthe first digital library. Project gutenberg is recognized as one of the earliest and longestlasting online literary projects, has spawned sister projects in australia, canada, germany and other locations to transcribe public. He was born on march 8, 1947 in tacoma, washington and died on september 6, 2011 at the age of 64 due to heart attack at his home urbana, illinois. In september 2009 i worked with michael, on the latest edition of my book. Among the episodes in his life that didnt last, that were over almost before they began, including a spell in the army and a try at marriage, michael hart was a street musician in san francisco. Hart is a man of amazing erudition in diverse fields and domains of study and research. However it wasnt until 1998 that the very first ebook reading device was invented. Out of ink michael hart, inventor of the ebook and founder of. This extraordinary tech visionary who devoted his life to ebooks, died on september 6, 2011 40 years, 2 months.
Oh, and also he just happens to be the inventor of a little thing we call the ebook. Michael hart, inventor of the ebook and founder of project gutenberg, died on september 6. Michael hart, inventor of the ebook and pioneer of electronic. Hart, inventor of the ebook and founder of project gutenberg who died september 8, 2011. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hart, an astrophysicist, alien life researcher and white separatist. Michael hart, who died on september 6, was one of the relatively unsung heroes of the digital revolution. He is generally credited as the inventor of the ebook, founded project gutenberg, and. Theres some sad news coming out of illinois today, where michael s. Michael hart has also been called the inventor of the ebook ebook. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the united states patent and trademark office uspto.
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