THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking device 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 rare and accessible only to the wealth

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a sticky soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more were wou