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Thread #140149   Message #3220019
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
08-Sep-11 - 09:39 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Michael S. Hart-Project Gutenberg
Subject: RE: Obit: Michael S. Hart-Project Gutenberg
He died too young! What an interesting life. And as someone who works in the information access world (a research library) I have pointed people at his work for years. Didn't know about the man himself, though.

Hart also predicted the enhancement of automatic translation, which would provide all of the world's literature in over a hundred languages. While this goal has not yet been reached, by the time of his death Project Gutenberg hosted eBooks in 60 different languages, and was frequently highlighted as one of the best Internet-based resources.

SRS