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    After regretting the problems caused by his invention of dynamite, Alfred Nobel established the prestigious Nobel Prize award for those who have contributed the greatest benefit to mankind.

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Weapons & Warfare > Missiles and Explosives


On 7th May, 1867, Alfred Nobel patented his invention of dynamite... Read more »

On 23rd February, 1941, The radioactive element, Plutonium, was identified by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg... Read more »

On 16th July, 1945, The first atomic bomb was secretly tested in New Mexico... Read more »

On 6th August, 1945, The United States bombed Hiroshima with a nuclear weapon during WW2... Read more »

On 31st January, 1950, U.S. President Truman gave his approval for the hydrogen bomb to be built... Read more »

On 1st March, 1954, The first practical hydrogen bomb was tested in the Bikini Atoll... Read more »

On 6th February, 1959, The U.S. first launched the Titan 1 liquid fuelled missile.... Read more »

On 5th March, 1970, The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect, limiting the transfer of nuclear weapons... Read more »

On 28th May, 1998, Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in retaliation to India’s nuclear testing... Read more »


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