Encyclopædia Britannica - has been the world's most renowned encyclopedia ever since the first edition in 1768. Now, the new 32-volume set builds on this expertise with an incredible wealth of knowledge that's easily accessible yet comprehensive - making it the first choice reference work for thousands of families.

Hundreds of articles, written by over 4,000 expert contributors, the new Encyclopædia Britannica delivers confidence in knowledge that is clear, current and correct.

Newly updated for 2010

• World News  —  find out more about the historic presidential election in the United States, other major political events across the globe and the context and background to continued violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and flashpoints around the world.
• New Biographies  —  including US President Barack Obama, and Nobel Prize winner astrophysicist George F. Smoot.
• Sporting Achievements  —  including Spain's 2008 European Football Championship win, and all the results from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where Great Britain's medal performance was the best in a century.
• Science News  —  read about the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and updates on the Human Genome Project.