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When you think of explosives you associate them with weapons of mass destruction, but explosives are used for a lot more than just weapons. Explosives are used for: blasting, mining, construction, weapons, entertainment, destroying icebergs, safecracking, lighthouse signals, and even for extinguish oil wells’ fires.
Explosives have been around for a very long time. The very first explosives were accidentally made by ancient Asian alchemists. ... The era of explosives had begun. ... This was one of the first high explosives. ...
Two important developments in the history of explosives were the inventions of the safety fuse and the blasting cap. ... In 1865 Nobel invented the blasting cap, providing the first safe and dependable means for detonating nitroglycerin and thereby considerably expanding its use for industrial purposes.
Approximate Word count = 623
Approximate Pages = 2.5
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