A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.
The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall. Thomas Carlyle
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. Andre Maurois
Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. Philip James Bailey
What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind. Wendell Phillips
China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower. Gary Locke
