.........a book by Jack Kelly which I found very interesting and very readable.
It traces the history of the development of gunpowder from it's origins right up to the Atomic Bomb. It's not a text book but a very interesting history.
ISBN 0-465-03718-6 Published by Basic Books.
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.