Nobel’s Explosives Company: Hard Work and Tomfoolery
12/07/21 • 19 min
Ep: 007 After Alfred Nobel invented dynamite large shipments of them were sold around the world to companies and for building infrastructure., which kept him busy opening new factories and laboratories. In 1871, on the Ardeer Peninsula in Scotland, he opened his 6th factory. In this episode get inside the plant and hear some former employees describe the dangers, friendships, and fun they had while working there.
Thank you, Jack Dickson for inspiring this episode. You can watch Jack's videos on YouTube.
Nobel Explosives at Ardeer 1871 - 2021
Shifting Sands 150 Years of Nobel Explosives
History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com
Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter
Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.
Ep: 007 After Alfred Nobel invented dynamite large shipments of them were sold around the world to companies and for building infrastructure., which kept him busy opening new factories and laboratories. In 1871, on the Ardeer Peninsula in Scotland, he opened his 6th factory. In this episode get inside the plant and hear some former employees describe the dangers, friendships, and fun they had while working there.
Thank you, Jack Dickson for inspiring this episode. You can watch Jack's videos on YouTube.
Nobel Explosives at Ardeer 1871 - 2021
Shifting Sands 150 Years of Nobel Explosives
History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com
Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter
Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.
Previous Episode
Alfred Nobel: Pacifist or Merchant of Death?
Ep: 006 Alfred Nobel's life up until he became a young adult is a rag to riches, to rag, to riches story. That rollercoaster ended when he invented dynamite in 1866 and he became one of the wealthiest men of his time. Why was Nobel almost obsessed to create dynamite? Hear Alfred's story up to and after his death when the Nobel Prize was created.
The Nobel Prize Website
History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com
Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter
Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.
Next Episode
The Chicken Ranch: The True Story of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Ep: 008 The brothel known as the Chicken Ranch, sat between Houston and Austin for 60 years and was no secret. Trouble brewed when the house of ill-repute had the misfortune of being the target of a TV news sensationalist giving the Governor no choice but to order it be closed. Even then, the brothel may have been quickly forgotten had it not been put in the spotlight by The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a stage play and later a major motion picture. But how much of what you know of the chicken ranch is true? I chat with Jayme Blashcke who spent years studying the true story and shares what he knows.
Link to Jayme's book: Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse
Jayme's Website: Chicken Ranch Central
Charles Durning as the Governor in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
History Briefs Website: historybriefs.com
Sign up for the History Briefs newsletter
Help Support History Briefs by Donating and Buy Me a Cup of Coffee.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/history-briefs-181921/nobels-explosives-company-hard-work-and-tomfoolery-17912303"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to nobel’s explosives company: hard work and tomfoolery on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy