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History of Science & Technology Q&A (April 20, 2022)

The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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The History of the Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Britannica's direct sales model, which had a very elaborate commission structure and so on, didn't really survive the transition to electronic times. Encata was an early computerized encyclopedia, not a commercial success. Carter: The goal in Carter was just like, we've got to get some pictures in there, but we're going to make them as small as possible to fit on a CD-ROM.

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