-
Blackpowder, also known as gunpowder, was created sometime in the 10th century in china. its a mixture of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), sulfur, and charcoal (carbon). http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/explosives.htm
-
William Bickford created the first safety fuse. Safety fuses made dealing with explosives much safer. http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/bickford.htm
-
Ascanio Sobrero, an italian chemist, discovered the explosive property of nitroglycerin. it is oily and coloress but with the slightest jolt it can immideately detonate. http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/mim/environmental/html/nitroglyc_text.htm
-
Chemist Christian Schonbein discovered nitrocellulose also known as guncotton. he discovered it when he accidently spilled an acid mixture on a cotton apron and the apron exploded.The explosion is creatd by the reaction between cellulose and nitric acid. The characteristics of nitro cellulose can vary dependingon many different things. http://www.ehow.com/about_5078853_properties-nitrocellulose.html
-
TNT or Trinitrotoluene was invented by German chemist Joseph Wilbrand. it is a very high explosive! it can turn from solid to a hot expanding gas very very fast! it is good for weapons because of its low melting point and it is not fragile so it doesnt needed to be treated very carefully. http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/vchemlib/mim/bristol/tnt/tnt_text.htm http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/vchemlib/mim/bristol/tnt/tnt_text.htm
-
also called a detonator, it creates shock waves to detonate high explosives. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/69053/blasting-cap
-
patented by Albert Nobel, dynamite is a high exploisive mainly used for mining and commercial use. http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/explosives.htm
-
Albert Nobel invented a smokeless dense powder called ballistite. He mixed 40 percent of a lower nitrogen content, more soluble nitrocellulose, and 60 percent of nitroglycerin. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/50680/ballistite
-
Sir James Dewar and Sir Frederick Abel invented a smokeless gunpowder called cordite. It is made of of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and a petroleum substance gelatinized by addition of acetone. http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/explosives.htm
