Materials · c. 850 CE
Gunpowder
Saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal: the first chemical explosive.
Chinese alchemists described the mixture around 850 CE. It led to fire lances, cannon and firearms, and later to mining and blasting.
Materials · c. 850 CE
Saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal: the first chemical explosive.
Chinese alchemists described the mixture around 850 CE. It led to fire lances, cannon and firearms, and later to mining and blasting.