Nov
05

Sidedoor: Dynamite!

Dynamite proves to be a tool of both art and terror in this edition of Sidedoor.

In its heyday, dynamite was a transformative and powerful tool; it could explosively blast rock quarries, excavate tunnels, and demolish buildings with a controlled reliability never before seen. But it also proved to be useful in some surprising ways. In this special episode of Sidedoor, we team up with the history podcast Backstory to explore two less-typical applications of the explosive: the artistic blasting at Mount Rushmore, and how anarchists used dynamite to advance their political agenda in 1886.

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Posted: 5 November 2019
About the Author:

Jessica Sadeq has worked in the Central Office of Public Affairs since June 2007. She is the Marketing Manager for the Office of Communications and External Affairs.