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.Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So:Author: Miller, James, 1706-1744,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 11, 2011