History of Fireworks :: Design and Technology

History of FireworksThe birthplace of fireworks is generally recognized as China. It issaid that a Chinese cook accidently mixed troika common kitcheningredients (black powder) Potassium treat or salt petre, sulphurand charcoal and lighted it. The result was colourful flames. The cookalso noticed that if the mixture was burned-out when enclosed in the turn over of a bamboo shoot, there was a tremendous explosion. The firstapplication of this technology was for entertainment. Slowly thetheory took roots that this loud heavy(a) was perfect to chase international evilspirits and to celebrate weddings, victories in battles, eclipses ofmoon and religious ceremonies.Once the recipe for black powder was perfected, they found that it was slow used as missile fuel, and they made hand carved wooden rocketsin the shape of a dgoran, in the sixth century. These rockets shotrocket powered arrows from their mouth, and were used against theMongol invaders of 1279. The radiation diagram behi nd these rockets is stillused in rocket powered fireworks today.From China the fireworks moved on to the West, through adventurousexplorers. fiction has it that Marco Polo brought this new accidental finesse to the West from one of his many trips to China and othereastern countries. Thus the knowledge of making fireworks spread west,through Arabia in the seventh century. The Arabs called the rocketsChinese arrows.The soonest recorded use of gunpowder in England, and probably thewestern world, is by the Franciscan monk Roger Bacon. He was born inIlminster in Somerset in 1214 and lived, as a master of languages,maths, optics and alchemy to 1294. He recorded his experiments with amixture which was very inadequate by todays standards only if wasrecognisable as gunpowder. His formula was very low in saltpetrebecause there was no natural source available, but it contained theother two prerequisite ingredients charcoal and sulphur.In 1242 he wrote ...if you light it you will get thunde r andlightening if you know the trick, Fireworks as such probably arrivedin the fourteenth century, brought back from the East by Crusaders, and theyrapidly became a form of international entertainment. The firstrecorded fireworks in England were at the wedding of Henry VII in1486. They became very popular during the endure of Queen Elizabeth I.Shakespeare mentions them and they were so much enjoyed by the Queenherself that she created a Fire Master of England. James II was so pleased with his coronation display that he knighted his firemaster.King Charles V as well had a great liking for fireworks. He had manyfireworkers in his staff.History of Fireworks use and TechnologyHistory of FireworksThe birthplace of fireworks is generally recognized as China. It issaid that a Chinese cook accidently mixed three common kitcheningredients (black powder) Potassium nitrate or salt petre, sulphurand charcoal and lighted it. The result was colourful flames. The cookalso noticed that if the mixture was burned when enclosed in thehollow of a bamboo shoot, there was a tremendous explosion. The firstapplication of this technology was for entertainment. Slowly thetheory took roots that this loud sound was perfect to chase away evilspirits and to celebrate weddings, victories in battles, eclipses ofmoon and religious ceremonies.Once the recipe for black powder was perfected, they found that it waseasily used as rocket fuel, and they made hand carved wooden rocketsin the shape of a dgoran, in the sixth century. These rockets shotrocket powered arrows from their mouth, and were used against theMongol invaders of 1279. The principle behind these rockets is stillused in rocket powered fireworks today.From China the fireworks moved on to the West, through adventurousexplorers. Legend has it that Marco Polo brought this new accidentalinvention to the West from one of his many trips to China and othereastern countries. Thus the knowledge of making fireworks spread west,through Ar abia in the seventh century. The Arabs called the rocketsChinese arrows.The earliest recorded use of gunpowder in England, and probably thewestern world, is by the Franciscan monk Roger Bacon. He was born inIlminster in Somerset in 1214 and lived, as a master of languages,maths, optics and alchemy to 1294. He recorded his experiments with amixture which was very inadequate by todays standards but wasrecognisable as gunpowder. His formula was very low in saltpetrebecause there was no natural source available, but it contained theother two essential ingredients charcoal and sulphur.In 1242 he wrote ...if you light it you will get thunder andlightening if you know the trick, Fireworks as such probably arrivedin the 14th century, brought back from the East by Crusaders, and theyrapidly became a form of international entertainment. The firstrecorded fireworks in England were at the wedding of Henry VII in1486. They became very popular during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.Shakespeare men tions them and they were so much enjoyed by the Queenherself that she created a Fire Master of England. James II was sopleased with his coronation display that he knighted his firemaster.King Charles V as well had a great liking for fireworks. He had manyfireworkers in his staff.