Michael S. Hart

Michael Stern Hart was an American author credited with the invention of the e-book, and who founded Project Gutenberg (PG), the first project to make e-books freely available via the Internet. He published e-books via ARPANET years before the Internet existed, and later on BBS networks and Gopher servers.

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Who was born first?

• Michael S. Hart and James Dyson were born the same year
• Michael S. Hart and Laurie Anderson were born the same year
• Michael S. Hart was born 1 year after Roh Moo-hyun
• Michael S. Hart was born 1 year after John Barnard
• Michael S. Hart was born 1 year before Raymond Kurzweil

Timeline

1. John BarnardMay 4, 1946 – present
2. Roh Moo-hyunSeptember 1, 1946 – May 23, 2009
3. James DysonMay 2, 1947 – present
4. Laurie AndersonJune 5, 1947 – present
5. Michael S. Hart (this page)March 8, 1947 – September 6, 2011
6. Raymond KurzweilFebruary 12, 1948 – present

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