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Justin Nobel
Justin Nobel is a writer based in New Orleans.
Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
Encyclopedias Are Time Capsules
How collections of knowledge remain useful even after they’re outdated: An
Object Lesson
Justin Nobel
December 9, 2015
