THE GUTENBERG REVOLUTION: A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION'S TRANSFORMATION

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century initiated a revolution in information sharing that would forever transform the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly copied by scribes, making them precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press enabled mass productio

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often equipped with glass, were thought to filt