Person
Martin, Thomas
- Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
Thomas Martin filed a patent in 1865 for black blasting powder, using locally available solids such as tan, bark, peat and /or sawdust.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Book Sections
- Martin, Thomas, 'Improvements in the method of preparing explosive compounds (Patent: 5 Jan., 1865. No.103)' in Index to New South Wales Letters of Registration of Inventions, 1854 to July 1887 (Sydney: Government Printer, 1891). Details
Resources
- 'Martin, Thomas', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475615. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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