Dynamite Stick

DYNAMITE STICK. (See also, EXPLOSIVES) Invented by a Swedish Chemist by the name of Alfred Nobel, dynamite was first patented in 1867 and gained widespread use when it proved to be a safer, and stronger, alternative to black powder, which is most effective as a propellant. Mr. Nobel's ingenious mixture of explosive oil, kieselgur, and soda ash keeps the highly volatile mixture in a stick of dynamite stable, making it an easy-to- store and easy-to-use explosive with a relatively large blast area. Dynamite is detonated by placing the charge in the vicinity of the target and then lighting the fuse.