DYNAMITE – A HISTORY Nhi Tran Anthropology 350: Environment, Culture, and Technology Professor Lord November 1, 2014 Dynamite – A History Abstract: Dynamite, one of the brilliant inventions of human kind, was an explosive material originally based on nitroglycerin, using diatomaceous earth, or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. In 1867, the original dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel after many failed experiments. At the beginning, dynamite…
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