I bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing

Re:I bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, a... by time0ut on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:58AM (#36259808)

This takes me back. We had most of a set when I was a kid. I remember many times reading science articles over and over while eating cereal at the kitchen table. I guess not a lot has changed except I read wikipedia (or, let’s be honest, HN) instead.

My oldest child is a voracious reader, but she mostly reads fiction/fantasy. I got her a Neil deGrasse Tyson book that she liked. This article reminds me that I need to provide more of that sort of content.

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Re:I bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, a... by actionfromafar on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:56PM (#36260674)

I read all the scientific articles over-and-over and dipped into the other articles over time. Eventually I think I read much more than half of the full set. Not a bad thing. If we'd had smartphones back then I'm not sure I'd learnt anything useful.

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Re:I bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, a... by ngcc_hk on Saturday June 10, 2023 @12:10AM (#36267516)

If one talked about illegal download, z library and pdf drive in the past can provide you unlimited academic books. Sadly both gone. I would not have read about quantum field theory … not that I have no access to u library. But you need to surf those books to find one you can “understand” before you dig in. Even buy one as reading read book is so much better.

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