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 clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to

On a blustery January in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing people in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. Boston fa