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Dec 18, 1000
Black powder
In China a blackpowder was found and was used for fireworks. -
Safety fuse
William Bickford founded the first safety fuse. It was rope dipped in gunpowder , covered in tar, and lastly water coated. -
nitroglycerin
Ascanio Sobrero discovered nitroglycerin. It was highly explosive and oily. The formula is C3H5N3O9. -
Julius Wilbrand
Julius Wilbrand discovered TNT (trinitrotoluene) It was first used as a yellow dye. -
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel founded the blasting cap. -
Alfred Nobel dynamite
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.