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Safer Nitroglycerin Explosive

Sweden · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1867Date range
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1867

Alfred Bernhard Nobel7 May 1867

Stockholm · Science / Technology

Creates a more manageable explosive for construction, mining and engineering.

Names involved

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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