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 device enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to

On a blustery January in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries. Authorities fa