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  • A brief history of Project Gutenberg

    Mar 15, 2023 12:00 pm by Book RiotIllinois in the News
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    500 years after Gutenberg began using his printing press to publish books for the masses, U of I student Michael S. Hart uploaded the text of the Declaration of Independence to the nascent internet, signaling the beginning of the e-book age.