THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking technology enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them expensive and acc

On a blustery January in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a sticky soup. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained injuri