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 device enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the wealth

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing citizens in a sticky soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered