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Invention Project - Gunpowder - Talia Hramkov - ט4

By Talia.Hramkov
  • 1044

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    Earliest known written formula for gunpowder, from the Wujing Zongyao.
  • 1200

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    Roger Bacon experiments with gunpowder.
  • 1364

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    First recorded use of firearm.
  • 1380

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    handguns were used across Europe.
  • 1411

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    The word ‘gunpowder’ was first used.
  • 1500

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    Portable canons were invented.

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    Rockets were used in warfare.

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    Rifleman replaces the knight.

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    For almost 1,000 years, gunpowder was the only known way of creating explosive energy.

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    The first automatic rifle was invented by the Winchester.