Dynamite | |
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![]() Preparation of dynamite during the construction of the Douglas Dam, 1942 | |
Classification | Explosive |
Industry | Various |
Application | Explosion |
Inventor | Alfred Nobel |
Invented | 1866 |
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and stabilizers.[1] It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germany, and was patented in 1867. It rapidly gained wide-scale use as a more robust alternative to the traditional black powder explosives. It allows the use of nitroglycerine's favorable explosive properties while greatly reducing its risk of accidental detonation.