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 books, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to the p

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a gooey mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The city faced