Gerald L. HURST’s Chemistry and Explosives
Gerald L. Hurst, AKA Jerry (Ico), is a Cambridge Ph.D. chemist with experience in explosives and fire-related matters, having been Chief Scientist of the Atlas Powder Company, the then largest explosives manufacturer in the U.S.: he developed the trade secret formulas for Liquid Paper (Gillette), patented the so-called “Mylar” balloons (the metallized helium balloons found in super- markets), Astrolite A-1-5 (coinventor) and the best-known Kinepak binary explosive. He has an extensive forensic experience in arson/murder cases dating back 30 years: much of his present work involves the analysis of fires and explosions to determine the cause and origin.
All of his amazing posts since early 1995 have been collected in two single files to spare the reader a lot of on-line time, since the original Deja News’ files exceed 10 MB. Each article is a trustworthy source of the finest informations on its own subject freely available on the Internet: Jerry’s brilliant, accurate and helpful style really stretches one’s thinking on a wide variety of matters, most notably chemistry and explosives, making both the budding and the skilled chemist learn and smile at the same time.
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