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 device enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them expensive and accessi

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained