1800
Brought about a change in the standard composition of black powder around the world. 15/2/3 of KNO/S/C (elements of the periodic table)
1804
DuPont Powder Mill Established.
Prior to DuPont there were no quality control or regulations on the size of the grain of your powder. So, you'd find out which powder worked best for your weapon and used it.
1810
DuPont becomes America's largest powder producer.
Smokeless powder comes into use.
1825
Europe developes Granulations for specific use
1841
William Bickford (English) invented the first safety fuse.
1846
Ascanio Sobrero (Italian) discovered Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin is a mixture of nitric acid, sulphuric acid, and glycerol
Christian Schonbein discovered nitrocellulose or guncotton
1863
Joseph Wilbrand (German) invented Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
1864
The California Powder Works produced it's first powder. Expanded with the Chinese labor force.
Saltpeter (key ingredient of black powder) is in somewhat short supply in East
Saltpeter is now imported from India
Peyton Powder was composed of nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, ammonium picrate (smokeless & semi-smokeless powder)
1865
Albert Nobel invented the blasting cap.
1867
Albert Nobel patented Dynamite
1888
Albert Nobel invented Ballistite a smokeless powder
1889
Sir James Dewar & Sir Frederick Abel invented Cordite (Another smokeless powder)
1890
The first appearence of the term Black Powder
1894
Military drops Black Powder as prinicipal small arms propellant

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I'm curious if anyone was harmed during the discovery of nitro. This was interesting. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI imagine so but I have no clue who, how or when.
DeleteAn informative post. Thank you for sharing.
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