Encyclopædia Britannica
General knowledge encyclopaedia since 1768
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| 2020 | Released the Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia: What We Know and What We Don't, their first children's encyclopedia since 1984, which was widely praised for returning to the print format. |
| June 7 2018 | Britannica released a Google Chrome extension called 'Britannica Insights', which displays information snippets from Britannica Online during Google searches. |
| 2017 | Krishnan launched Britannica Insights, a Chrome browser extension providing fact-checked information alongside search engine results. |
| 2017 | Karthik Krishnan was appointed global CEO of the Encyclopædia Britannica Group, bringing digital media expertise to lead the company's digital strategy. |
| 2016 | Began publishing exclusively as an online encyclopaedia. |
| 2013 | Global Edition of Britannica released, containing approximately 40,000 articles. |
| April 2012 | Remaining copies of the 2010 printed edition sold out at Britannica's online store. |
| March 2012 | Announced discontinuation of printed editions, shifting focus entirely to the online version of the encyclopaedia. |
| October 26 2011 | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. launched its encyclopaedia as an iPad app. |
| July 20 2011 | Britannica announced that Concentric Sky had ported the Britannica Kids product line to Intel Atom-based Netbooks. |
| 2010 | Britannica released Britannica ImageQuest, a comprehensive database of images. |
| 2010 | Published the final print edition, a 32-volume set. Also released the Britannica Global Edition with 30 volumes, 18,251 pages, 8,500 photographs, maps, flags, and illustrations, and over 40,000 articles by scholars worldwide. |
| 2010 | Last printed edition of the 15th version published, marking the end of its long print tradition. |
| September 14 2010 | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. partnered with Concentric Sky to develop iPhone products targeting the K–12 market. |
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