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 literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them expensive and accessible on

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses here ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities