Gunpowder
(eVideo)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2011.
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English
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 02, 2012.
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Classroom Video On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Description
Few substances in history have had as profound an effect on mankind as gunpowder. And yet its discovery was probably an accident - a big bang, for one. This program examines the invention and history of gunpowder, as well as its surprising ingredients. As you can imagine, making gunpowder takes some effort. Gunpowder once needed saltpeter, and saltpeter needed poop. It turns out that secretions have such an explosive character due to microscopic bacteria, which produce the nitrates as byproducts of digestion. How did the man who founded the Nobel Peace Prize revolutionize gunpowder? And is gunpowder about to be replaced?
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6 & up.
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Mode of access: Internet.
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System requirements: Classroom Video On Demand playback platform.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(20122011). Gunpowder . Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)20122011. Gunpowder. Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gunpowder Infobase, 20122011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gunpowder Infobase, 20122011.
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