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 dominance of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing citizens in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded.