Benny Fine

We are always taking a hard look at how life was in the past in coming up with interesting subject matter for our various series, and remembering how much I used to want an encyclopedia as a kid made me realize wanting a set is very unlikely for teens today, and that conversation would be interesting.

American Producer

Wylie Dufresne

As a pure source of reference, 'Modernist Cuisine' is incredibly helpful. It's like a modern-day encyclopedia, except for a single subject. It's not always the answer, but it's always a starting point. I feel honored to have been able to contribute to it.

American Chef

Gil Marks

I have been collecting recipes and information for over 20 years, but three years ago, my editor said to me, 'You're a walking encyclopedia of food, so why don't you do an encyclopedia?

American Writer

Juan Felipe Herrera

What I really had was stories, the oral traditions of my parents. We moved so much that that was really our encyclopedia. A dream world told to me from my parents in the living room.

American Poet

E. O. Wilson

What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.

American Scientist

Logan Browning

People look to 'Dear White People' as an encyclopedia of our culture. But it's also art, and there are characters with different perspectives.

American Actress

Bertrand Russell

Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.

British Philosopher

Jimmy Wales

My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.

American Businessman

Charles Van Doren

Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.

American Celebrity

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

American Philosopher

Encyclopedias cover wide topics, ideal for starting research or general knowledge.

Extensive Coverage

Some encyclopedias focus deeply on a single subject, offering detailed information.

Subject Depth

They are seen as credible sources, often edited by experts.

Authority

Online encyclopedias are constantly updated, offering the latest information.

Easily Updated

Digital encyclopedias provide easy access to information through the internet.

Accessibility

Online versions often include videos and interactive content, enhancing learning.

Multimedia Content

 is to get a free encyclopedia to every single person on the planet. And so, if you think about what that means, it means a lot more than just building a cool website. We're really interested in all the issues of the digital divide, poverty worldwide, empowering people everywhere to have the information that they need to make good decisions.

Jimmy Wales: How a...

 and listening to the music his father played at home. He drew inspiration from unexpected places, scribbling his own versions of cartoons, comic books and biblical scenes on scrap paper from his father’s office. But it was a medical encyclopedia that arguably exerted the most powerful influence on Basquiat.

The chaotic brilliance...

 They had deployed all the right incentives, They paid professionals to write and edit thousands of articles. Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right?

The puzzle of motivation...

 "Oh, it's in the library on the second shelf, behind the encyclopedia," but she doesn't say that. No, she doesn't. She doesn't bring any useful information to us. We paid a lot of money for that information, be we didn't get it. The second question that I'd like to ask, rather

Homeopathy, quackery and...

 i would look in the encyclopedia and just see what was what but she followed the tried and true life path she went to college in new york city and then started her career in her hometown of detroit and then she did something that many people thought was crazy she quit her

Where in the World is...

 and determine what those differences were between the mother, the father and the child. In doing so, I apologize, I'm going to use an outdated analogy of encyclopedias rather than Wikipedia, but I'm going to do so to try and help make the point

Autism — what we know...

 because that is how information was being transported from teacher to student and then used in the world. When I was a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias at my house. It was purchased the year I was born, and it was extraordinary,

Diana Laufenberg: How to...

 making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single

Martina Flor: The secret...

 grandfather was a headmaster and a translator he was a walking encyclopedia of my culture and he taught me a lot he laid the foundations for the walk that I

Combatting the decline...

 Protected areas provide hope that the creatures of Ed Wilson's dream of an encyclopedia of life, or the census of marine life, will live not just as a list,