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We have empowered the way the world teaches and learns, and we continue to pave the way for revolutionising knowledge and inquiry.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </section><section id='initiatives' class='module module-15 module-bg-white' data-magellan-target='initiatives'> <div class="module-15__carousel-container"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x grid-padding-x"> <div class="cell module-15__outer-container"> <div class="module-15__content-carousel"> <div class="owl-carousel owl-theme"> <div class="item"><div class="module-15__content"><div class="slide__count">1/5</div><h3>Introducing Britannica Beyond<br /> </h3> <p>A new question and answer discovery platform where our readers can learn, explore and wonder freely.</p> <a class="orange-color link-icon link-right font-bold" href="https://beyond.britannica.com/">Learn more</a></div></div><div class="item"><div class="module-15__content"><div class="slide__count">2/5</div><h3>ProCon.org Joins Britannica</h3> <p>America’s leading source for nonpartisan information and research on today’s controversial issues.</p> <a class="orange-color link-icon link-right font-bold" href="https://www.procon.org/">Learn more</a></div></div><div class="item"><div class="module-15__content"><div class="slide__count">3/5</div><h3>Britannica First Big Book of Why<br /> </h3> <p>A lavishly illustrated question and answer book providing explanations for over 100 questions.</p> <a class="orange-color link-icon link-right font-bold" href="https://britannica.com.au/books">Learn more</a></div></div><div class="item"><div class="module-15__content"><div class="slide__count">4/5</div><h3>Britannica Children’s Encyclopedia</h3> <p>An amazing 424-page compendium of knowledge to satisfy all curious minds!</p> <a class="orange-color link-icon link-right font-bold" href="https://britannica.com.au/books#britannica-childrens-encyclopedia">Learn more</a></div></div><div class="item"><div class="module-15__content"><div class="slide__count">5/5</div><h3>Meet Merriam-Webster’s Puku!</h3> <p>Other pets eat your homework. 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We are proud of our history, from our origins in print to the trailblazing ideas that shaped us into who we are today.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Join us on our journey.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module-18__timeline"> <div class="module-18__timeline-owl owl-theme owl-carousel"> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>1768</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-image" style="background-image: url(https://britannica.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/britannica-timeline-1c.png);"></div> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>1768</h3> <h5>Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland</h5> <p>Created by two entrepreneurs, Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell, and an editor, William Smellie.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>1936</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>1936</h3> <h5>A new Library Research Service engaged readers like never before</h5> <p>The Library Research Service was an all-female department created during the Depression.</p> <p>The department received queries on every imaginable topic—from sex to the stock market. Each reader received a personalised report consisting of the latest research from the leading authorities of the day.</p> <p>The service was so phenomenally popular that Britannica had to start limiting the questions per customer.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>1964</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-image" style="background-image: url(https://britannica.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/britannica-timeline-3c.png);"></div> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>1964</h3> <h5>Britannica acquires G. & C. Merriam Company</h5> <p>Today, Merriam-Webster.com serves nearly 40 Million unique visitors per month.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>1999</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-image" style="background-image: url(https://britannica.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/britannica-timeline-5d.png);"></div> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>1999</h3> <h5>Britannica’s consumer site Britannica.com is launched</h5> <p>Today, Britannica.com is our flagship consumer destination drawing more than 20 Million unique visitors monthly.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2001</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-image" style="background-image: url(https://britannica.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/britannica-timeline-4c.png);"></div> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2001</h3> <h5>Britannica introduces dedicated websites for schools, universities and libraries</h5> <p>Today, Britannica Digital Learning is global provider of educational tools, serving more than 150 Million students worldwide.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2006</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2006</h3> <h5>Britannica launches subscription services for home users, schools and libraries</h5> <p>Digital revenue surpassed print revenue for the first time in our 200+ year history.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2010</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2010</h3> <h5>Last printing of 15th edition published</h5> <p>The 15th edition spanned 32 volumes 32,640 pages, 8,500 photographs, maps, flags, and illustrations in smaller “compact” volumes. It contained more than 65,000 articles written by scholars from across the world, including Nobel Prize winners.</p> <p><strong>In total, 7+ million sets of Encyclopaedia Britannica have been printed and sold in our 250 year history.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2016</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2016</h3> <h5>Encyclopaedia Britannica Kids launches branded children’s books at retail</h5> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2018</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2018</h3> <h5>YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information</h5> <p>Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topics that have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2019</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2019</h3> <h5>Named #1 Company to Watch</h5> <p>Britannica is named the #1 EdTech company to watch by EdTech Digest in March, 2019.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="module-18__outer-date"><span>2019</span></div> <div class="card-feature module-18__inner-date"> <div class="card-feature-content"> <h3>2019</h3> <h5>The UK’s first curriculum-focused content collaboration between a UK MAT and a trusted global publisher to support UK teachers</h5> <p>Curated by UK curriculum experts and instructional leaders around thematic units, LaunchPacks provides a structured framework for tenured, new and non-specialist teachers alike. 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