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Machine.image: Inserting dynamite into hole.jpg
Machine.caption: Preparation of dynamite during the construction of the Douglas Dam, 1942
Machine.classification: Explosive
Machine.industry: Various
Machine.application: Explosion
Machine.innovator: Alfred Nobel

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Commons category: Dynamite
time of discovery or invention: 1867-00-00

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History
Manufacture
Form
Storage considerations
Major manufacturers
South Africa
United States
Non-dynamite explosives
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
"Extra" dynamite
"Military dynamite"
Regulation
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Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germany, and was patented in 1867. It rapidly gained wide-scale use as a more robust alternative to the traditional black powder explosives. It allows the use of nitroglycerine's favorable explosive properties while greatly reducing its risk of accidental detonation.