TL;DR: A deep-dive into Alfred Nobel’s volatile world kicks off with the discovery of nitroglycerin’s explosive power (and terrifying instability), compares it to gunpowder, and explains how Nobel tamed it into dynamite—plus the later birth of TNT and gelignite. Along the way we see demonstrations of blast caps, smokeless powders and the “Merchant of Death” reputation he earned before finally turning his fortune into the Nobel Prize we know today.
From nitroglycerin’s hair-trigger sensitivity to the arms race it fueled, the video traces Nobel’s journey from bomb-maker to peace-prize pioneer, revealing why he created the award that bears his name—and what happened to him in the end.
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