Cordite

Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)

Scottish chemist and physicist (1842–1923)

British chemist 1827-1902

propellant used in firearms and artillery

thumb|A stick of cordite from World War II thumb|A sectioned British 18-pounder field gun shrapnel round, World War I, with bound string to simulate the appearance of the original cordite propellant thumb|Close-up of cordite filaments in a .303 British rifle cartridge (manufactured in 1964) thumb|Burning a strand of cordite from a .303 British round

political crisis in Britain