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Alfred Nobel begins to experiment with nitroglycerin
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Nobel invents detonator
The first nitroglycerin detonator is made for nitroglycerin. It sets off the explosion with a shockwave. -
Dynamite is invented
Nobel combined nitroglycerin with kieselguhr to create dynamite -
Invention of the electric detonator
Julius Smith invents the electric detonator for dynamite. -
Modern detonator is invented
The detonator that you see Wiley Coyote push down on in cartoons is invented -
First recorded use of dynamite in demolition of a structure
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Ammonium Nitrate is added to dynamite to make it safer
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Dynamite used to clear debris
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Dynamite used in tunnel destruction attempt
People attempted to ram two trains filled with dynamite into each other to destroy a tunnel. -
Dynamite used in construction of Panama Canal
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Detonating fuse arrives in United States
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Wall Street attacked with dynamite
Dynamite is set off with shrapnel in a buggy at Wall Street. The blast killed 30 people and injured hundreds more. -
Dynamite used in construction of Mt. Rushmore
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95% of all explosives in America are dynamite
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Number of dynamite factories in America becomes a staggering 39
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Only a single dynamite factory remains in operation in America
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Less than 2% of explosives in the US are considered dynamite