Wei Boyang Gunpowder

gunpowder itself. Such as where was it originated, when was it originated, and how did it

In china they had many valuable inventions ,The three most important things.People invented stuff that helped them out in their culture.A group in china invented gunpowder in the 9th century.They made gunpowder because they have to make guns,bombs,cannons and all this different stuff.They needed all the guns so they could defend themselves so there army can be stronger.In 206 B.C The chinese han

Gunpowder was used in the 11th century Song Dynasty by, Wujing Zongyao. This was a discovery led to the invention of fire work’s. Gunpowder consists of potassium nitrate, some common charcoal, and sulfur. The potassium nitrate became from a decaying animal manure, and later it becomes from mines in china.

The Chinese civilization has a huge influence on mankind’s development throughout the years due to its inventions, one of the inventions being gunpowder. In the Gunpowder from China timeline it is displayed how in 1044, gunpowder was first recorded ( Document 7 ). Then later in 1364, the first recorded use of firearm was documented, which leads to the conclusion in which 1364 was the first time

There are things that suggest that gunpowder was discovered even earlier than 700 A.D., but it was just not widely used or recorded that it was used. The Chinese were not meaning to invent the basis for gunpowder. In fact, they were trying to invent something

The exploding shell was a hollow iron shell that was filled up with 90% black powder. They were lit by lighting the fuse. The shell exploded in 0-5 sec and was used to kill enemies and destroy their artillery and supplies. A third type of cannon was the Case [shrapnel]. The case shot was invented by General Shrapnel of the British Army.

Napalm, a jelly-like substance, was first introduced into modern day warfare in WWII. This incendiary gel resembles a firework in the fact that

One of the most important aspects behind a gun is the gun powder. Gun powder is an explosive powder that when ignited sets off a violent reaction. The discovery of gun powder or black powder is very ironic, the Chinese in the early 12th century were trying to make a potion for immortality and they discovered what would be one of the most deaths inductive creations known to man. Gun powder

In the early days, explosive users would light a fuse, to which the flame would travel down the fuse to powder lying within the explosive, resulting in a combustion of released gasses from the burning gunpowder. Gunpowder then was used for stationary explosives such as TNT, its use being to blast rocks to break through mountains, paving the way for roads to be built and laying down the foundation for the future. Gunpowder’s “vehement nature” led to the search and discovery of other explosives, ones that didn’t share gunpowder’s unstable explosions and heavy smoke

The discovery of gunpowder changed war from being fought with medieval weaponry and battle tactics to more modern day weapons and tactics because the gunpowder powered weapons are more deadly. Weapons that use gunpowder to launch projectiles have a greater range than melee weapons and are more powerful than bow and arrows. Also, cannons are more powerful and have a greater range and accuracy than catapults and they also can be reloaded faster than catapults. Gunpowder weapons changed war because they are stronger, more accurate, have a greater range and are able to be reloaded faster than medieval weaponry.

The Americans and Europeans started using the cannons and naming them after the size of the projectiles they shot, for example the 4 pounder. The people who operated the cannons during the revolutionary and civil war were considered to be the first of the field Artillery. So as the advancement of the making of cannons and Artillery weapons. In 1840’s was the first rocket that shot 3000 yards and from there it just progressed. It went from the 75mm to the 105mm to the 155mm and the 204mm howitzer. The Field Artillery usually uses the 155mm howitzer but now they came out with a new one called the M777 and it is faster to set up and to shoot. It is also lighter so you can maneuver it

Fireworks release an immense amount of chemicals, and have a great amount reactions happen. The reducing agents, sulfur and carbon, combine with the oxygen from the oxidizers to produce the energy of the explosion. Nitrates are usually not used in star explosions, because reactions of nitrates do not produce a temperature high enough to energize many of the more colorful metal salts.In the 1830’s Italian fireworks makers found a group of more explosive oxidizers, which produced temperatures of 1700 to 2000 celcius and made possible the creation of much more intense colors. Unlike nitrate-containing compounds that produce a relatively slow burning rate, the oxidation by chlorates produces a much faster detonation an explosion. The oxygen released

One type of a gunpowder weapon is the brass and iron cannon, merge with gunpowder is very dangerous to the standing target. The cannon shot a round iron ball that could take down a thin stone or even mason walls of the castles. This made the other side hard to recover their ground. At this time there was no wall that could hold this round projectile back. Later on the other side took the cannon to help slow the enemies at the bay. They mounted the cannon to platforms in the bay where it could be in the middle of the firing range, making the shot very accurate. At the bay this cannon was very effective and could slow the enemy

During the 17th century the European powers developed a whole new array of firepower. The old gunpowder weapons that fired by

The next major improvement in weapons technology came from the Chinese civilization, the inventers of gun powder. Initially used for the purpose of demolition