THE GUTENBERG IMPACT: A STORY OF INVENTION

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

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying residents in a gooey mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries. The city face