

Chesterton, and George Bernard Shaw among them.

Over the years the publishers bought material from some of the most distinguished scholars and authors of the day - Thomas Malthus, Sir Walter Scott, Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, G.K. It calls itself the "oldest continuously published reference work in the English language." In addition to the full text of Britannica, the site - carries news feeds from newspapers and news wires around the world selected articles from more than 70 popular magazines including Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and The Economist and a searchable directory of the Web's best sites, chosen by Britannica's editors.īritannica's first edition was issued in 100 parts from 1768 to 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the brainchild of three Scotsmen. "Now everyone with access to the Internet can use as they wish, not only for the encyclopedia, but for the top-quality information and services we offer," he added.
