Encyclopedia Hounds – Lapham’s Quarterly
June 19, 2018 A few of Encyclopædia Britannica’s famous readers, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary. Encyclopædia Britannica occupies a special place in the annals of publishing and the…
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June 19, 2018 A few of Encyclopædia Britannica’s famous readers, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary. Encyclopædia Britannica occupies a special place in the annals of publishing and the…
Technology has made so many items obsolete, from wall clocks to record players, but the thing I miss the most is a set of encyclopedias. The blue bound Encyclopedia Britannica set sat…
The next time your niece asks you where 18 things come from, you may not need to worry over the quality of your answer that was snatched from a quick…
No trolling allowed. In a battle of the old world versus the new, the Encyclopedia Britannica is looking to regain relevance by attaching itself to Google search results in an…
Curiosities don’t take long to cure with the internet at our fingertips, but Chicago-based Encyclopaedia Britannica wants people to slow down and think twice before accepting search results as facts. The…
Karthik Krishnan, 43, became global CEO of Britannica Group in December, in time for its 250th anniversary. Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has been headquartered in Chicago since the 1930s. Krishnan…
Many business professionals remember using a set of encyclopedias when they were young students. If they needed to know more about a subject — any subject — they would open…
With teenagers spending more than four hours a day on their phones, a Massachusetts company wants to slip in a little learning amid the swiping. With teenagers spending more than four hours…
What It Is. Science comes alive with the Encyclopaedia Britannica 6-Book Interactive Science Library. Though it comes with six 80-page science books covering Earth; humans; space; animals; the sea; and…