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 literature, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them rare and accessible only to

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a sticky mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. Bos