Gunpowder : The History of the Explosive That Changed the World

Informationen zum Autor Jack Kelly is both an accomplished novelist and a writer of popular history. He lives in Milan, New York. Gunpowder was published by Atlantic in 2005. Klappentext From fireworks in China to warfare in Renaissance Europe, Gunpowder is a riveting account of the history of substance that Francis Bacon declared to ''have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world.' From fireworks in China to warfare in Renaissance Europe , Gunpowder is a riveting account of the history of substance that Francis Bacon declared to ''have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world.' Zusammenfassung From fireworks in China to warfare in Renaissance Europe, Gunpowder is a riveting account of the history of substance that Francis Bacon declared to ''have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world.'

Product details

• Authors: Jack Kelly, Kelly Jack
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 13.07.2005
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business; Humanities, art, music > History
• EAN: 9781843541912
• ISBN: 978-1-84354-191-2
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 19.8 x 2 cm
• Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, military history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Technology: general issues, History of engineering and technology, Inventions and inventors, Ordnance, weapons technology, Military engineering, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering