Alfred is best known for his invention of dynamite, The discovery process concluded of accidently mixing nitroglycerin with extremely fine sand (kieselguhr). When the two are mixed together it came of the consistency of a paste, since nitroglycerin is extremely sensitive to shock, heat and releases mass amounts of energy, kieselguhr aided it to be a bit safer to handle. Nevertheless, Dynomite was a scientifically well designed chemical explosive.
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