most Chinese people don't know it. I guess only Chinese historians know...
they eat it
It was the Tang Dynasty Chinese alchemists
Chinese alchemists invented gunpowder.
(sry for spelling) Chinese alchemists were looking for the secret to immortality for there emperor but they failed every time and the person who failed was sentence to death they be lived that to get to this goal they needed a philoshper stone European alchemists were diff rent thought they did not want immortality they wanted to be able to change rocks,silver,copper,etc in to gold so that they would have an endless supply
Gunpowder was formulated in the 9th century by Chinese alchemists
gunpowder, or the interaction of sulfur,saltpeter, and charcoal
9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality. Copied from Wikipedia-History of Gunpowder
The Chinese invented gunpowder for war reasons. They wanted an advantage over their enemy.This has nothing to do with why invented it but they invented it around A.D 800-850. Gunpowder was made up of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.
Gunpowder was discovered in 9th century B.C. It was discovered on accident by Chinese alchemists while trying to find elixir of immortality.
Cerium was not known by alchemists.
The alchemists were unaware that atoms even existed.
Most of the strongest Alchemists appear to be men.