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 technology enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them scarce and accessible only

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, it was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, often equipped with glass, were imagined to filter th

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