Plastic explosive
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Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives.
Disposal of munitions with plastic explosives; note the malleability of the white plastic explosive charges
A C-4 charge packed onto a marine anchor chain
PE4 sticks, used alongside the L3A1 slab version by the British armed forces prior to the adoption of the later L20A1 block/L21A1 slab PE7 and L22A1 slab PE8 explosives
A 1.25-pound (570-gram) demolition charge of C4 explosive
Alfred Nobel
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. Nobel is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. He work
Plastic explosive
…for explosive demolition. Common plastic explosives include Semtex and C-4. The first manufactured plastic explosive was gelignite, invented in 1875 by Alfred Nobel. Plastic explosives are especially suited for explosive demolition of obstacles and fortifications by combat engineers, as they can be easily formed…
Nobel in 1896
The birthplace of Alfred Nobel at Norrlandsgatan in Stockholm
Alfred Nobel at a young age in the 1850s
Portrait of Nobel by Gösta Florman (1831–1900)