THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

The Gutenberg Revolution: A History of Innovation

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

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The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a treacly soup. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. The city faced a d

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