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 discovery, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them scarce and accessible only

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more were wounded. Boston faced a