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--===============8357309940286257252== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_68616_31464890.1442605766757" ------=_Part_68616_31464890.1442605766757 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit a message from greg newby: ================== John Gutenberg First Master Printer, His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death by Franz von Dingelstedt http://www.gutenberg.org/5/0/0/0/50000 Project Gutenberg is thrilled to achieve the milestone of eBook #50,000. In honor of Project Gutenberg's founder, Michael S. Hart, a special title was selected. "John Gutenberg, First Master Printer, His Acts, and most remarkable Discourses, and his Death" is now available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50000 J. Gutenberg is best known for introducing mechanical movable type printing to Europe. This brought about a revolution in printing, which was a key event in shaping today's information and knowlege-based society. Michael Hart pioneered the e-book in 1971 and his cyber-library became his life's major calling. He named it "Project Gutenberg," to recognize the impact of J. Gutenberg, and in anticipation of electronic books helping to transform societies by bringing cost-free literature to people everywhere. Free literature, and the freedom of thought and freedom of expression which it fosters, is key to growth of literacy, opportunity, and enlightenment. You can read more about Michael Hart at: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart or in this Wikipedia article: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart To join in celebrating the great gift of free literature, please read a book. Or share a book. Or a collection of books. Michael was proud of all efforts to give books. On behalf of Michael Hart, and of Project Gutenberg, my huge thanks and appreciation to all the volunteers who have helped to achieve this milestone. I invite you to join Distributed Proofreaders at http://www.pgdp.net, to assist in digitizing future Project Gutenberg eBooks. This message is granted to the public domain by its author, Dr. Gregory B. Newby. ------=_Part_68616_31464890.1442605766757 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <font color='black' size='4' face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> a message from greg newby:</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> ==================</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> John Gutenberg</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> First Master Printer,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> His Acts and Most Remarkable</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> Discourses and his Death</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> by Franz von Dingelstedt</div> <div><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> http://www.gutenberg.org/5/0/0/0/50000</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">Project Gutenberg is thrilled to</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">achieve the milestone of eBook #50,000.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">In honor of Project Gutenberg's founder,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">Michael S. Hart, a special title was selected.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">"John Gutenberg, First Master Printer, His Acts,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">and most remarkable Discourses, and his Death"</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">is now available at:</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50000</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="4">J. </font>Gutenberg is best known for<font size="4"> </font><span style="font-size: 10pt;">introducing</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">mechanical movable type printing to Europe.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">This brought about a revolution in printing,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">which was a key event in shaping today's</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">information and knowlege-based society.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">Michael Hart <font size="4">pioneered</font> the e-book in 1971 <span style="font-size: 10pt;">and</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="4">his cyber-library became</font><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> his life's major calling.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">He named <font size="4">it</font> "Project Gutenberg," to recognize</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">the impact of J. Gutenberg,<font size="4"> </font>and in anticipation<font size="4"> </font><span style="font-size: 10pt;">of</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">electronic books helping to transform societ</span><font size="4">ies </font><span style="font-size: 10pt;">by</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">bringing cost-free literature to people</span><font size="4"> everywhere</font><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">Free literature, and the freedom of thought<font size="4"> and</font></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">freedom of expression<font size="4"> which</font> it fosters, is key to</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">growth of literacy, opportunity<font size="4">,</font> and enlightenment.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">You can read more about Michael Hart at<font size="4">:</font></div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">or in this Wikipedia article:</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;"> http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">To join in celebrating the great gift of free literature,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">please read a book. Or share a book. Or a collection</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">of books. Michael was proud of all efforts to give books.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">On behalf of Michael Hart, and of Project Gutenberg,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">my huge thanks and appreciation to all the volunteers</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">who have helped to achieve this milestone. I invite you</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">to join Distributed Proofreaders at <font size="4">http://</font>www.pgdp.net,</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">to assist in digitizing future Project Gutenberg eBooks.</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; min-height: 22px;"><br> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">This message is granted to the public domain by its author,</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana;">Dr. Gregory B. 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