THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of books, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the el

On a blustery January in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded