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 mechanism enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them scarce and access

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered.