Review of: Explosives – R. Meyer , J. Köhler, & A. Homburg

Explosives, Fifth Completely Revised Edition Rudolf Meyer (deceased), Josef Köhler, and Axel Homburg Review By L. Weinman This book, for those who are not familiar with it, it is a compendium of short references to various explosives and related items of interest. There are some limited references to pyrotechnic materials and items, but the material …
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Review of: Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion – Naminosuke Kubota

Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion Naminosuke Kubota Review by M. K. Hudson Kubota’s new title covers a wide area, as its name suggests. However, as its subtitle indicates, the author has ocused on the thermo aspects of combustible materials. An examination of the book shows that it contains nine chapters, which can be …
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Review of: Black Powder Manufacture Methods and Technique – Ian von Maltitz’s

Black Powder Manufacture Methods and Technique Ian von Maltitz Review by John Bergman In this book, Mr. von Maltitz has compiled a wealth of historical data about black powder, descriptions of commercial and amateur production methods, equipment, ingredients, formulae, and even comparative performance data. Probably nowhere else is so much basic information about this most …
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Review of: Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics – Tom Perigrin

Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics  Tom Perigrin Review by Tom Dimock As a pyrotechnist who has a rather public persona on the Internet, I am often called upon to recommend a book on the craft of fireworks to beginning pyrotechnicians. This was always a problem because the available literature was either too advanced or too dated to …
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Review of: Lecture Notes for Pyrotechnic Chemistry – K. L. & B. J. Kosanke

Lecture Notes for Pyrotechnic Chemistry K.L. and B.J. Kosanke Review by Paul Smith The recent output of books providing accurate scientific discourse on pyrotechnics has been almost nonexistent. While there are still copies of many good texts on this subject, new editions to this extant literature have been rare. The publication of the two-part syllabus of …
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