Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Pessimist in Theory and Practice by Frederic Mayer BirdAuthor: Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Oct 9, 2008