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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

For nearly half-a-century, until he retired last month, Howard Silverblatt was the walking, talking encyclopedia of the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2025

She saw several volumes of an encyclopedia set: “Antarctica to Balfe,” then “Jerez to Liberty.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson