The deadly irony of gunpowder - Eric Rosado
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In the
mid-ninth century, Chinese chemists, hard at work on an immortality
potion, instead invented gunpowder. They soon found that this highly
inflammable powder was far from an elixir of life -- they put it to use
in bombs against Mongol invaders, and the rest was history. Eric Rosado
details how gunpowder has caused
devastation around the world, despite the incandescent beauty of fireworks.
The discovery of gunpowder, like many other discoveries, was found by accident. Research another notable discovery in a field that most interests you. Explain how it unfolded.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Eric Rosado
- Producer Zedem Media
- Director Michael Kalopaidis
- Artist Dinos Hadjidemetri
- Animator Maria Savva
- Sound Designer Manolis Manoli
- Narrator Addison Anderson
