Knowing What We Know: From the First Encyclopedia to Wikipedia by Simon Winchester

Knowing What We Know: From the First Encyclopedia to Wikipedia

Simon Winchester

464 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is award winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on informatio...

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