Who invented fireworks?

Question

Did the Chinese invent fireworks from a cooking accident?

Answer 1

For all info about fireworks just go to this link from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks

Answer 2

Who Invented Fireworks

Answer 3

A Chinese monk named Li Tian, who lived near the city of Liu Yang in Hunan Province, is credited with the invention of firecrackers about 1,000 years ago. The Chinese people celebrate the invention of the firecracker every April 18 by offering sacrifices to Li Tian. During the Song Dynasty, the local people established a temple to worship Li Tian. Aside from that, Fireworks originated in China some 2,000 years ago. The most prevalent legend has it that fireworks were discovered or invented by accident by a Chinese cook working in a field kitchen who happened to mix charcoal, sulphur and saltpeter (all commonly found in the kitchen in those days). The mixture burned and when compressed in an enclosure (a bamboo tube), the mixture exploded. Some sources say that the discovery of fireworks occurred about 2,000 years ago, and other sources place the discovery sometime during the 9th century during the Song dynasty (960-1279), although this could be confusion between the discovery of gunpowder by the cook and the invention of the firecracker.

Answer 4

chinesse alchemist (scientist who study elements) were triing to make a potion to continue life and accedentally discovered gun powder in the third century AD so i guess you could say they were cookin sulfer charcol and carbon. they latered discovered diffrent elements made diffrent colors . the gunpowder created force whitch shot the fire work into the air.