THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

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

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities