dynamite

explosive preparation of stabilized nitroglycerin
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dynamite

Summary

dynamite ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,803 views/month, #775 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • dynamite is credited with the discovery of Alfred Nobel[2].
  • dynamite is a type of improvised weapon[3].
  • dynamite is a type of composite material[4].
  • dynamite is a type of explosive chemicals[5].
  • dynamite is a type of demolition equipment[6].
  • dynamite's Commons category is recorded as Dynamite[7].
  • dynamite comprises sorbent[8].
  • dynamite comprises nitroglycerin[9].
  • dynamite's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1867[10].
  • dynamite's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg[11].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[12].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[18].
  • dynamite's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • dynamite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • dynamite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[21].
  • dynamite's P14470 is recorded as Objects/Dynamite[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include improvised weapon[3], composite material[4], explosive chemicals[5], and demolition equipment[6].

Use and Application

Components include sorbent[8], a class of chemical substances by use[23] and nitroglycerin[9], a type of chemical entity[24].

Influence

Things named for dynamite include Dynamite[25], a film[26], directed by Cecil B. DeMille[27].

Why It Matters

dynamite ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,803 views/month, #775 of 77,819).[1] dynamite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] dynamite is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for dynamite include Dynamite[25], a film[26], directed by Cecil B. DeMille[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Namuwiki id → 다이너마이트
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8885]]: 다이너마이트"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/Dynamite
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Dynamite, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dynamite
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: dynamite, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932661|dynamite (#289932661)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  4. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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