The EXPLOSIVE Discovery of Nitroglycerin (the History of Dynamite)

Uncover the explosive story of Alfred Nobel, the man behind dynamite. Discover how Nobel’s invention revolutionised mining and construction, but also sparked controversy for its deadly applications in war—leading him to create the Nobel Prizes.

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[morkbov]

I'm a mining engineer. 35 years experience. I can say than our "modern" way of life strictly depends on minerals we extract from the earth. If Nobel hasn't invented the dynamite, we wouldn't be watching youtube to learn about this.

[tompowers]

Nitroglycerin is also a vascular this aspect it is a medicine that can save lives in case of stroke or heart

[JIm-wb]

The Wright brothers said the same thing about airplanes, that if opposing armies had airplanes that could drop bombs, war would be impossible. This was an inspiration for them to develop airplanes. One of the brothers lived to see world war 2

[runcycleskixc]

The explanation of the molecule having the oxidizer built in and not needing O2 is very good.

[phdtobe]

Watching this video made me realize that the use of dynamite in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, which is set during the American Civil War (1861-1865) was anachronistic by a few years, as dynamite wasn’t invented until 1866, nor commercially available until a few years later.

[psf]

I realize it's a minor detail within the context of your videos, but out of all the popscience channels I follow, yours is the only one that cares about proper pronunciation of names. Much appreciated :)

[zionent]

I'm so happy that I found this channel. You definitly deserve more subs. 7:45 and yes, which chemist doesn't?

[PoorMansChemist]

A channel that does the history of chemistry? Yes please! How has YT never recommended this channel to me before?

[vertical]

“infernal machines” actually made me laugh for like 10 seconds

[JH-lout]

Most videos on Alfred Nobel and dynamite focuses on the weaponization of this invention but this overshadows the huge HUGE importance this invention has had on the modern world, as a tool.

Modern deep mining and construction would not be possible without dynamite. The late stages of the industrial revolution is directly shaped by this invention, by giving acess to almost unlumited amounts of certain raw materials, -iron ore, limestone, oil, and by overcoming physical obstacles.

Most people, thankfully, do not come in contact with dynamite in their daily lives. It is now a highly regulated and strictly controlled substance, despite the fact that thousands and thousands of tons of it is used around the world every day.
This has led to most people only really thinking about dynamite when it is used outside of it's intended purpouse -as a weapon of mass destruction.

[MagisterHenrik]

Great video. Very interesting. I especially liked hearing Einstein's voice ♥ Thank you!

[MP-tebt]

Thanks for another great video! Not only do you make them really easy to understand and informative, you actually manage to make them interesting!! 👏🏼

[FlorenceSlugcat]

While some may think his invention makes him a bad person because of its potential use in war, i think it makes him a really good guy.

Dynamite is simply a tool, a tool to blow up things, which can be extremely useful.
It has contributed to mining operations massively, aswell as road building, demotion of old structures, terraforming, and railroad construction.
Theses are all important civilian times projects.

At the end of the day, it is up to humanity to decide how they will use the tool, and up to humanity to use it in a manner that will do good.

[diandimitrov]

Such an amazing video! I would love to see a video about Linus Pauling’s life and the way he contributed to quantum chemistry and protein science. I think such video is missing right now on YouTube and Pauling was such an influential chemist.

[cielararagi]

This guy was literally Oppenheimer before Oppenheimer.

[darkknight-nwnc]

I just love physics and chemistry..I look forward to learn the history behind these discoveries

[eurosenelsuelo]

Great video. The history of science is often fascinating.

[EmperorMaximus]

It is always interesting when something is found to be dual use.
Nitroglycerin is an explosive but it is also a cardiac medication.
Warfarin was always used to kill rodents. In a greatly diluted form, it is an effective blood thinner to help fight heart disease.

[Cornz]

And people now do have this "running through their blood" as nitroglycerin is a vasodilator and is used to treat angina and some other conditions.

[Crispy_VA]

DynoNobel is still one of the biggest explosives suppliers in the world to this day. I enjoyed the video, thank you!