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In China a blackpowder was found and was used for fireworks.
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William Bickford founded the first safety fuse. It was rope dipped in gunpowder , covered in tar, and lastly water coated.
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Ascanio Sobrero discovered nitroglycerin. It was highly explosive and oily. The formula is C3H5N3O9.
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Julius Wilbrand discovered TNT (trinitrotoluene) It was first used as a yellow dye.
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Alfred Nobel founded the blasting cap.
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Alfred Nobel founded dynamite. Its a material soaked in nitroglycerin , with paper wrapped around it. It was the safer way to go instead of gunpowder.