Why do we celebrate what could be considered to be one of the first acts of terrorism in British history?

Here are a few notable inventions of the Chinese:

Gunpowder is one of the four great invention in China, it has great influences towards the world. Therefore, you should know more about it!

From Hero or Villain: More Prisoners of Eternity.

A distinct area of artillery development was warfare at sea. Ships’ guns were used to bombard shore positions in support of amphibious operations, and in ship-to-ship or fleet actions to de-mast, demobilize, and sometimes sink enemy ships.

A main effect of the ‘‘artillery revolution’’ in hitting power and accuracy was to reduce the role of fixed fortifications and briefly restore battle to a primary place in war. It did this by forcing defenders to emerge from their fortifications and offer combat in the field, or lose.

Gunpowder rockets were used in warfare in Asia from the early 11th century. There was also experimentation with bamboo-tube gunpowder weapons. By the 13th century the Chinese developed metal tubes that lay fair claim to be the first gunpowder cannon.

The projectiles fired by cannon also changed over time. Where “pots de fer” fired darts with iron or wood “feathers,” the first tubular cannon fired stone balls (the type of stone varied according to availability, from sandstone, to marble, alabaster, and granite).

To kill men in battle outside their fortifications, field artillery was developed. Mobile guns light enough to accompany infantry and cavalry on the march and still be effective weapons, took a long time to develop.

Who created the magnet which is an incredible invention that everyone’s so amazed with? What about gunpowder? Who invented that? Read this right now to learn what the ancient Chinese people created and how.