InStoryAnglesbyC. L. Nichols, Author·Jul 8, 2024The Song Dynasty: A Time of Great InnovationA golden age of cultural, scientific, and intellectual flourishing.A response icon2A response icon2
John Muresianu·Apr 27, 2023Liberal Arts Blog — Gunpowder — “One of the Four Great Inventions of China” (According to Chinese…Liberal Arts Blog — Wednesday is the Joy of Science, Engineering, and Technology Day
Jerry Grey·Oct 7, 2022The West is different: Gunpowder proves itRecently I was talking with a friend about how China and the west are different, how we see things differently to each other and respond to…A response icon2A response icon2
Erik Engheim·Aug 4, 2022Why Did Europe and Not China Dominate Gunpowder Warfare?China invented gunpowder and made the first cannons, so why did the world not get conquered by the Chinese?A response icon4A response icon4
InLessons from HistorybyErik Engheim·Aug 3, 2022When Military Might Relied on UrineA look at the chemistry behind the historical production of saltpeter from urine
Erik Engheim·Aug 2, 2022Gunpowder is a way of burning charcoal fastA look at what makes gunpowder go boom!A response icon4A response icon4
Medieval Indonesia·Sep 14, 2021Blowguns and Cannons in Medieval GreekAs I mentioned in the previous post, ‘camphor’ is one of only a handful of words of Indo-Malaysian origin to have found their way to the…
Robert Howells·May 11, 2021Want to Better Understand Iran?How the Safavid Empire forged today’s nationA response icon1A response icon1
