Let us look at an example: the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish scientist. While Nobel was in school, he met an Italian chemist named Ascanio Sobrero who discovered ...

For the discovery of dynamite and other cognate powerful explosives, which have now become inseparable handmaids of the mining and engineering industries, the world owes a debt of gratitude to the ...

Dynamite is based on nitroglycerin but is much safer to handle than nitroglycerin alone. Did you know? One of the first tunnels to be excavated with gunpowder was the Harcastle Canal Tunnel in ...