Yet with the disappearance of paper encyclopedias, a part of the Western intellectual tradition is disappearing as well. I am not speaking of the idea of impartial, objective, and meticulously ...

Following are samples of the 50,000+ entries, photos, diagrams and charts in this tech reference, written by Alan Freedman, one of the first computer programmers in America (more about the author at ...

Dave Shaw remembers when the encyclopedia salesman came to his family's rural Cass City home -- in Michigan's thumb -- nearly 35 years ago. Shaw was 9 years old, and had persuaded his parents to get a ...

Only 800 printed sets of the multi-volume Encyclopedia Britannica are stacked in the company’s Kentucky warehouse, the company says, and when the last one sells, there’ll be no more. It could be just ...

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLEVELAND HISTORY is a collaborated effort between CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, and the northeastern Ohio community. Originating in the ...

My childhood was richer because we had an encyclopedia at home. It wasn't the ultra-expensive Encyclopedia Britannica, but rather the thinner, more modestly priced World Book. My school library had a ...

Remember when Wikipedia was a joke? In its first decade of life, the website appeared in as many punch lines as headlines. The Office's Michael Scott called it “the best thing ever,” because “anyone ...

Donald Sobol, the creator of the beloved character Encyclopedia Brown, died last week of natural causes, his family says. He was 87. The first in the Encyclopedia Brown series book was published in ...

Texas is known for southern hospitality, cowboy culture, and its "don't tread on me" attitude. For more than a decade, the Lone Star State has also been rumored to be home to a ban on the Encyclopedia ...