Dynamite

A more stable and manageable high explosive based on absorbing nitroglycerin into a porous material like diatomaceous earth, revolutionizing mining and construction.

Core metadata

ID: dynamite
Era: Industrial
First known date: 1867 (exact)
Region: Sweden / European explosives industry
Review status: source_checked
Maturity: N/A

Prerequisites

Dependents

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Fields

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Node sources

Alfred Nobel (Science History Institute, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: Science History Institute states that Nobel stabilized nitroglycerin as dynamite in 1867.

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 4
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 3
expert_inference: 4

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Advanced Chemistry (advanced_chemistry)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Advanced Chemistry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Chemistry (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, generic_overview) • Supports: edge
Mass Production (mass_production)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Mass Production provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Mass production (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: edge
Mining (mining)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Mining provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Ngwenya Mines (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 2008, official_agency) • Supports: edge
Nitroglycerin Synthesis (nitroglycerin_synthesis)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Nitroglycerin Synthesis provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No sources recorded.

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