History
Around 2000 years ago, an alchemist in the Tang Dynasty whose name has been lost to history, came upon gunpowder accidentally. His original intention was to search for the ''Elixir of Life''. He mixed 75 parts saltpeter with 15 parts charcoal and 10 parts sulfur. When it was accidentally exposed to an open flame, it did not go peacefully. Instead, it went BANG! His hands and face were burnt and his house was burned down. Alas, he had discovered gunpowder!
Gunpowder
Gunpowder, as the first propellant and explosive, has been used for the good and the bad in the course of human history.
For example, fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices that uses gunpowder. The Ancient Chinese have used fireworks to accompany many of their festivities. Fireworks, as a form of celebration, has been a part of the Chinese culture ever since gunpowder was invented and eventually spread to other cultures and societies.
Gunpowder was also used as a propellant for the first solid rocket to produce thrust. The availability of gunpowder to propel projectiles was the beginning of the development of the first rocket-propelled fire arrows. It led to further experiments in the form of weapons such as guns, cannons, bombs, artillery, and rocket-propelled missiles. Gunpowder was an invention that changed the history of the world. It leads to colonialism, the World Wars, and the Space Age.
For example, fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices that uses gunpowder. The Ancient Chinese have used fireworks to accompany many of their festivities. Fireworks, as a form of celebration, has been a part of the Chinese culture ever since gunpowder was invented and eventually spread to other cultures and societies.
Gunpowder was also used as a propellant for the first solid rocket to produce thrust. The availability of gunpowder to propel projectiles was the beginning of the development of the first rocket-propelled fire arrows. It led to further experiments in the form of weapons such as guns, cannons, bombs, artillery, and rocket-propelled missiles. Gunpowder was an invention that changed the history of the world. It leads to colonialism, the World Wars, and the Space Age.