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 technology enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and accessible only to th

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered. T