Posts from 2019 (Page 2)

In 1866, after many failed attempts and the loss of the life of his brother, Alford Nobel was able to harness the power of the unstable explosive, Nitroglycerine.  At the time it was considered one of the most powerful explosives on earth.   He wanted to name it in such a way as to indicate its powerful nature.   He picked a Greek word to name it: Dunamis, It is transliterated into English as “Dynamite” and found most frequently in the Greek…