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 device enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the priv

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a sticky mire. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. The ci