2006-11-19 20:25:17 · 2 answers · asked by MiStEr G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Independence Day
about 2000 years ...
FIREWORKS UNIVERSITY : HISTORY OF FIREWORKS
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.
2006-11-20 06:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by istitch2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
965962315 years ago
2006-11-22 00:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Kim Wise 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋