Dynamite

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.

Resources and Citations

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)