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Trivia: Black powder was not popular until Berthol Schwartz invented
gun in the early 1300s.
Additional Note: But the invention was difficult to ignite by the usual
method. so in that very same year..
He also devised the Blasting Cap incorporated with mercury fulminate for
easy ignition.
Additional Note: Unlike dynamite, gelignite does not suffer from the
dangerous problem of sweating or the leaking of unstable nitroglycerine
from the solid matrix.
History of Propellant
Black powder was the main propellant of choice until about the later 1800
Explosive is a material that, under the influence of thermal or mechanical
shock, decomposes rapidly and spontaneously with the evolution of great deal
of heat and much gas.