The Man Who Sold Bombs But is Remembered for the Peace Prize
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And a big thanks to Dr. Katharine Tibbets, Dr. Julien Glorian & Dr. Sabrina DePiero for their expertise and participation in this video.
Also thanks to Steven Johnson, author of The Infernal Machine (as featured on 99% Invisible) and to Jonah Sachs for his help on the project.
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0:00 The Nobel Armament Factory
4:18 Gunpowder vs Nitroglycerine
10:58 How safe is nitroglycerin?
14:50 Blast Caps
19:09 Why does nitroglycerin explode on impact?
22:19 The invention of dynamite
26:56 Dynamite vs TNT
27:53 Explosive Cotton - Gelignite
32:43 The Merchant of Death
35:42 Smokeless Guns
38:04 The Birth of Terror
42:08 Why did Nobel start the prize?
43:11 What happened to nobel?
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Writer, Director & Producer: Henry van Dyck
Presenters: Derek Muller & Henry van Dyck
Editor: Trenton Oliver
Camera Operators: Wesley Wright, Prescott McCarthy, Joel Schöppe & Henry van Dyck
Animators: Fabio Albertelli, Emma Wright, Rokas Viksraitis & Ivy Tello
Illustrators: Jakub Misiek, Maria Gusakovich, Nataly Zhuk, Isaac McRee, Grace Nemanic, Sofia Constantini & Veronika Pasynkova
Additional Editors: James Stuart & Spencer Wright
Researchers: Aakash Singh Bagga & Gabe Strong
Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Ren Hurley, Ben Powell & Henry van Dyck
Production Team: Josh Pitt, Nicola Griffiths, Rob Beasley Spence, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic & Zoe Heron
Executive Producers: Casper Mebius & Derek Muller
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