THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking technology enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them expensive an

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a sticky mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. Authorities fa