GUTENBERG'S LEGACY: A JOURNEY OF PROGRESS

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 literature, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to the

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in a year of 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an feverish urge to twirl. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless spinning became a sight that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women,

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