Boom!: The Chemistry And History Of Explosives
by Simon Quellen Field /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Black powder, the world’s first chemical explosive, was
originally developed in the seventh century, during China’s Tang
dynasty. It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists
discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and
nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them so that the
particles of each component were tiny and homogenous, resulting
in a complete and powerful reaction.
Black powder, the world’s first chemical explosive, was
originally developed in the seventh century, during China’s Tang
dynasty. It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists
discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and
nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them so that the
particles of each component were tiny and homogenous, resulting
in a complete and powerful reaction.
Author and chemistry buff Simon Quellen Field takes readers on a
decades-long journey through the history of things that go
Author and chemistry buff Simon Quellen Field takes readers on a
decades-long journey through the history of things that goboom
boom, from the early days of black powder to today’s
modern plastic explosives. Not just the who, when, and why, but
also the how. How did Chinese alchemists come to create black
powder? What accidents led to the discovery of high explosives?
How do explosives actually work on a molecular scale? And though
most people have a vague understanding that dynamite is more
powerful than gunpowder, what does it mean to be more
powerful?
, from the early days of black powder to today’s
modern plastic explosives. Not just the who, when, and why, but
also the how. How did Chinese alchemists come to create black
powder? What accidents led to the discovery of high explosives?
How do explosives actually work on a molecular scale? And though
most people have a vague understanding that dynamite is more
powerful than gunpowder, what does it mean to be more
powerful?Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives
Boom! The Chemistry and History of Explosives goes back to
the original papers and patents written by the chemists who
invented them, to shed light on their development, to explore the
consequences of their use for good and ill, and to give the
reader a basic understanding of the chemistry that makes them
possible.
goes back to
the original papers and patents written by the chemists who
invented them, to shed light on their development, to explore the
consequences of their use for good and ill, and to give the
reader a basic understanding of the chemistry that makes them
possible.