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 discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to the we

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a treacly mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Boston faced