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

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing people in a gooey mire. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. The ci