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 mechanism enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them scarce and accessible only to th

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying people in a sticky mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. The city faced a