English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick:Size in volumes
This page displays the current size of a hypothetical print edition of the English Wikipedia (without images) in print volumes, per mathematical calculation.
Assumptions and calculations
User:Tompw/bookshelf/assumptions
Print Wikipedia
In June 2015, artist Michael Mandiberg (User:Theredproject) generated a 7,473-volume print-ready collection of the English Wikipedia in PDF format, printed wallpaper representing the spines of the books, and printed over 100 volumes through print on demand service Lulu, as part of an art installation at the Denny Gallery in New York City. The table of contents alone took 91 volumes to list the nearly 11.5 million articles.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (16 June 2015). "Moving Wikipedia From Computer to Many, Many Bookshelves". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Github site mandiberg/printwikipedia". Retrieved 2015-07-02.
External links
- "Wikipedia Encyclopedia as a Printed Book". Labno.org. 15 July 2012.
- "What if? Updating a Printed Wikipedia". xkcd. August 2013.
- What if you tried to print Wikipedia? (video version of the What if? entry above). Jul 2024.