gunpowder

Blake had gunpowder residue on his body, which he explained by saying he’d been at target practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Armies stopped relying on knights in armor when they came up against gunpowder weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Authorities said that two gunpowder warehouses within the factory area posed a high risk amid rescue efforts, state media reported.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

And there are good reasons for this: the first battle whose outcome was determined by gunpowder is often said to be Cerignola in 1503, and printing had very little impact before 1500.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The adoption by the French government of the comparatively smokeless nitrocellulose explosive of Paul Vieille in 1887 practically put an end to the old forms of gunpowders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Danger in Manufacture.—In the case of the old gunpowders, the most dangerous manufacturing operation was incorporation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

The foregoing appliances enabled accurate comparisons to be made at all points between different gunpowders, and to determine the various matters required in the manufacture of the first quality for the various arms of service.

From History of the Confederate Powder Works by Rains, George Washington

The final testing is by firing proofs, as in the case of the old gunpowders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various