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Boom Time: Dynamite Blasts Through History

Invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867, dynamite reshaped construction and mining with its controlled explosive power. This Swedish breakthrough left a lasting mark—both literally and figuratively—on the world.

Dynamite

Invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867, dynamite reshaped construction and mining with its controlled explosive power. This Swedish breakthrough left a lasting mark—both literally and figuratively—on the world.

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Explore Swedish Inventions

As if destined to change the world. People of Sweden.