The colors bursting over your head on the Fourth of July are not chosen at random. Each one is a specific chemical element, ...

In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ...

There are hundreds of chemical formulas – or as I like to think of them, pyrotechnic recipes – for fireworks. These recipes ...

Patriotism in July is, as a great man once said, synonymous with blowing up a small part of America. The go-to choice for the job are fireworks, and the red and white we have down pat. But the blue.

Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.