Alfred Nobel built bridges and buildings in Stockholm and was inspired to find an easier way to blast rock. He first started experimenting in 1860 with nitroglycerine.
Nitroglycerine is very volatile when in its natural liquid state. Nobel used this to blast through rock until he became interested in finding a safer way to blast rock.
He discovered that mixing nitroglycerine with silica would turn it into a malleable paste which he called dynamite. It was safer than using nitroglycerine and it could be cylinder-shaped.
Alfred Nobel also improved his detonator so that it could be ignited just by lighting a
Nitroglycerine is very volatile when in its natural liquid state. Nobel used this to blast through rock until he became interested in finding a safer way to blast rock.
He discovered that mixing nitroglycerine with silica would turn it into a malleable paste which he called dynamite. It was safer than using nitroglycerine and it could be cylinder-shaped.
Alfred Nobel also improved his detonator so that it could be ignited just by lighting a