Difference between revisions of "Dynamite"
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An explosive invented in Sweden by Alfred Nobel in 1866. Dynamite is made using a combination of [[diatomaceous earth]] soaked in [[nitroglycerin]]. The nitroglycerin is detonated using a small explosion or blasting cap filled with [[gasoline]]. | An explosive invented in Sweden by Alfred Nobel in 1866. Dynamite is made using a combination of [[diatomaceous earth]] soaked in [[nitroglycerin]]. The nitroglycerin is detonated using a small explosion or blasting cap filled with [[gasoline]]. | ||
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
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Description
An explosive invented in Sweden by Alfred Nobel in 1866. Dynamite is made using a combination of Diatomaceous earth soaked in Nitroglycerin. The nitroglycerin is detonated using a small explosion or blasting cap filled with Gasoline.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)