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 texts, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the privil

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a gooey soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries. The ci