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 books, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and acces

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a sticky mire. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained i