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Oops! It's dynamite! / Melissa Raé Shofner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the worldPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538239865
  • 1538239868
  • 9781538239889
  • 1538239884
Other title:
  • Oops! It is dynamite
  • It's dynamite
  • It is dynamite
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Amazing accidents -- An explosive history -- Nitroglycerin -- The science of explosives -- Alfred Nobel -- Nobel's accidental discovery -- Boom, dynamite! -- Interesting and strange uses -- An uncertain future.
Summary: "Boom! Dynamite can blast away mountainsides and bring down buildings. This powerful explosive was discovered over 150 years ago, but it wasn't always safe to use. That's because dynamite contains nitroglycerin, a very dangerous explosive. In the late 1860s, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel accidentally invented dynamite while he was working on a way to make nitroglycerin safer to handle. This book takes an in-depth look at the science behind dynamite, as well as its role in the past, present, and future of demolition. Readers will be blown away by the story of this explosive discovery!"-- Provided by publisher.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 662.27 S559 Available 33111009648102
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Boom! Dynamite can blast away mountainsides and bring down buildings. This powerful explosive was discovered over 150 years ago, but it wasn't always safe to use. That's because dynamite contains nitroglycerin, a very dangerous explosive. In the late 1860s, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel accidentally invented dynamite while he was working on a way to make nitroglycerin safer to handle. This book takes an in-depth look at the science behind dynamite, as well as its role in the past, present, and future of demolition. Readers will have a blast learning about this explosive discovery.

"Boom! Dynamite can blast away mountainsides and bring down buildings. This powerful explosive was discovered over 150 years ago, but it wasn't always safe to use. That's because dynamite contains nitroglycerin, a very dangerous explosive. In the late 1860s, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel accidentally invented dynamite while he was working on a way to make nitroglycerin safer to handle. This book takes an in-depth look at the science behind dynamite, as well as its role in the past, present, and future of demolition. Readers will be blown away by the story of this explosive discovery!"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Amazing accidents -- An explosive history -- Nitroglycerin -- The science of explosives -- Alfred Nobel -- Nobel's accidental discovery -- Boom, dynamite! -- Interesting and strange uses -- An uncertain future.

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