THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century revolutionized the world. This groundbreaking device enabled the mass production of books, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them rare and accessible only to t

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a treacly mass. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered