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As a child, he came across a page in an encyclopedia featuring Neil Armstrong and the picture of an astronaut on the Moon from the 1969 Apollo mission.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I found the encyclopedia at the Underground,” he explains, of the DuBois work that became central to “Blknws.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

He left behind a seminal 37-volume encyclopedia, the “Natural History,” and the surviving letters of his nephew paint a colorful portrait of a workaholic who rarely slept.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

He maybe saw the idea of an A.I.-generated encyclopedia and wanted to be first to market.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2025

“I will go upstairs to the triple zero room, locate the appropriate encyclopedia volume, and check both ‘Savonarola’ and ‘Shrove Tuesday.’

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein