1. Controlled nitroglycerin detonation

    · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    Controlled nitroglycerin detonation
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    Nobel carried out a controlled nitroglycerin detonation at his brother Ludvig's factory grounds, an important step in his explosives experiments. The account places the experiment in spring 1862; the precise factory location is not identified.

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