THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

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

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more were wounded. Boston