Explosives history: Who first patented dynamite, stabilizing nitroglycerin for safer handling and blasting? Context: Patent filed and granted in the late 1860s in Europe. Choose the correct inventor.

Difficulty: Easy

Alfred Nobel
Ascanio Sobrero
Julius Wilbrand
Hiram Maxim

Correct Answer: Alfred Nobel

Explanation:

Given data

Asks for the first patent holder of dynamite.

Reasoning
Alfred Nobel patented dynamite in 1867 by adsorbing nitroglycerin onto an inert porous material (kieselguhr), greatly improving safety in transport and use.

Common pitfalls

Confusing Sobrero (discovered nitroglycerin) with Nobel (invented dynamite).
Wilbrand discovered TNT; Maxim invented the Maxim gun.

Final Answer
Alfred Nobel.

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