including the hundreds of stars that go into a single firework. They mix carefully measured ingredients like perchlorate and black powder with binding and coloring agents: magnesium or aluminum ...

Historians believe that black powder (gunpowder), the explosive ingredient in fireworks, was invented in China about A.D. 1000. The Italians were the first Europeans to develop fireworks into an ...

Bonfire Night displays across Britain are being axed. Is it a tradition worth fighting for? Why, then, are so many fireworks ...

It is thought that a Chinese cook accidentally invented gunpowder by mixing three common kitchen ingredients! Today, it is estimated that China produces around 90% of the world’s fireworks.