TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shofner,Melissa Raé
TI  - Oops! It's dynamite!
T2  - Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the world
SN  - 9781538239865
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - Gareth Stevens Publishing
KW  - Nobel, Alfred Bernhard,
KW  - Dynamite
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Explosives
KW  - Discoveries in science
KW  - Chemical engineers
KW  - Sweden
KW  - Biography
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - "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!"--
ER  -