Timeline May 1867

Events in May 1867 2

• 1867 Alfred Nobel patents dynamite Stabilized nitroglycerin explosive introduced Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patented dynamite, a mixture of nitroglycerin with an absorbent stabilizer that made the explosive far safer to handle and transport than pure nitroglycerin. The invention transformed mining, quarrying, and construction, and made Nobel's fortune. Nobel later used part of that wealth to endow the Nobel Prizes.
• 1867 Second Treaty of London Independence & neutrality After the Luxembourg Crisis, the Second Treaty of London guarantees Luxembourg's independence and perpetual neutrality and orders the dismantling of its great fortress.