The Great Library of Alexandria would be the subject of an epic Hollywood movie. It was the grandest institution of learning in the ancient world and comprised of 700,000 scrolls, the equivalent of ...

Elon Musk said that Grokipedia will be etched in "microfont" onto stone and sent to Mars, the moon, and space, helping preserve humanity's knowledge.

35,009 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?35,009 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others? Kelsey Grammer and Ted ...

“THE universe”, wrote Borges, “was called by some the library.” Mostafa El-Abbadi, foremost among Egyptian scholars of the Graeco-Roman world, was of the same opinion. His universe was the ancient ...

The Genius Innovation That Made the Great Library of Alexandria Work This excerpt from 'The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures' explains the Great Library of Alexandria's innovative ...

It's said that in 48 BC, a large portion of the Great Library of Alexandria's collection was destroyed in a fire started by Julius Caesar during Caesar's Civil War. By that time, Alexandria, Egypt, ...

On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria. Mary Evans Picture Library / Alamy One day on the ...

This was supposed to be a big week in the library world. The rebuilt great library of Alexandria, Egypt -- a $200 million facility that will house as many as 8 million books -- was scheduled to be ...