Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedFactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (257 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica editorsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedReference WorkReliability TierWell-attested1NotesWell-attestedA long standing general reference work, edited and fact checked by staff and subject specialists, cited here for baseline historical and technical facts across the founding taxonomy.SourcesEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Claims Backed By This Source (257 claims)This source backs 257 claims across the atlas. As facts: 139 well-attested, 20 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 31 holds, 20 connected, 4 held Differently. Plus 43 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicEngineers, 104 claims: 67 well-attested, 12 holds, 4 connected, 4 held Differently, 17 general references.Fields, 62 claims: 34 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate, 3 connected, 15 general references.Inventions, 52 claims: 17 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 11 connected, 7 general references.Articles, 22 claims: 16 well-attested, 2 connected, 4 general references.Materials, 7 claims: 7 holds.Methods, 5 claims: 5 holds.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested139ArticlesBefore ENIAC: How a Federal Court Rewrote the Computer's Origin StoryHow a Postwar Collaboration Became a DisciplineWhen Engineering Learned to Work Inside the BodyWho Really Invented Radio: Marconi, Tesla, and the 1943 Supreme CourtEngineersAlan TuringAlphonse Beau de RochasCharles BabbageClifford BerryGottlieb DaimlerGuglielmo MarconiJ. Presper EckertJohn AtanasoffJohn Logie BairdJohn MauchlyJohn von NeumannKarl BenzKonrad ZuseNikolaus OttoPhilo FarnsworthTim Berners-LeeVladimir ZworykinFieldsAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMining EngineeringNuclear EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringRobotics EngineeringSoftware EngineeringSystems EngineeringInventionsRadioTelevisionThe Analytical EngineThe AutomobileThe ComputerThe Internal Combustion EngineThe World Wide WebSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaScholarly debate20FieldsAerospace EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMining EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringRobotics EngineeringInventionsRadioTelevisionThe AutomobileThe ComputerThe Internal Combustion EngineHolds31EngineersCharles BabbageFazlur Rahman KhanGuglielmo MarconiImhotepJ. Presper EckertJohn MauchlyKarl BenzNikolaus OttoOrville WrightPhilo FarnsworthTim Berners-LeeWilbur WrightInventionsRadioTelevisionThe Analytical EngineThe AutomobileThe ComputerThe Internal Combustion EngineThe World Wide WebMaterialsAluminumCarbon FiberCopperGlassPlasticsRubberTitaniumMethodsCanal IrrigationContainerizationMass ProductionThe Blast FurnaceWeldingConnected20ArticlesBefore ENIAC: How a Federal Court Rewrote the Computer's Origin StoryWho Really Invented Radio: Marconi, Tesla, and the 1943 Supreme CourtEngineersAda LovelaceAlan TuringJohn von NeumannKonrad ZuseFieldsBiomedical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringNuclear EngineeringInventionsRadioTelevisionThe Analytical EngineThe AutomobileThe ComputerThe Internal Combustion EngineThe InternetThe Steam EngineThe World Wide WebHeld Differently4EngineersAlphonse Beau de RochasGottlieb DaimlerJohn Logie BairdVladimir ZworykinGeneral References43ArticlesBefore ENIAC: How a Federal Court Rewrote the Computer's Origin StoryHow a Postwar Collaboration Became a DisciplineWhen Engineering Learned to Work Inside the BodyWho Really Invented Radio: Marconi, Tesla, and the 1943 Supreme CourtEngineersAlan TuringAlphonse Beau de RochasCharles BabbageClifford BerryGottlieb DaimlerGuglielmo MarconiJ. Presper EckertJohn AtanasoffJohn Logie BairdJohn MauchlyJohn von NeumannKarl BenzKonrad ZuseNikolaus OttoPhilo FarnsworthTim Berners-LeeVladimir ZworykinFieldsAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMining EngineeringNuclear EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringRobotics EngineeringSoftware EngineeringSystems EngineeringInventionsRadioTelevisionThe Analytical EngineThe AutomobileThe ComputerThe Internal Combustion EngineThe World Wide WebComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year