The discovery of fireworks parallels the discovery of gunpowder. All of the important chemical substances needed to make gunpowder—saltpeter (KNO 3), sulfur and carbon—were found in ancient China. The ...

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, historians are remembering an incident involving gunpowder in Williamsburg that helped ...

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On the night of 4 November a search was undertaken throughout Parliament and Guy Fawkes was discovered alongside the gunpowder - the plot had been foiled in the nick of time. The video goes on to ...

KABUL, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Police discovered 30 kg of gunpowder in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Monday, a news release of the provincial police office said Tuesday. The explosive ...

He took part in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The plot tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament to kill King James I and his government. The plotters were discovered and captured on November 5th.

Huang argued that like gunpowder became indispensable after its discovery, the same would eventually pan out for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, drones, and Bitcoin.