GUTENBERG'S LEGACY: A JOURNEY OF PROGRESS

Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking device enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the wealthy.

On a blustery January in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities faced a d