firework: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Carbon and Fireworks. Oct 08, 2026
Add new Web site: CellPress - Heliyon - Comprehensive safety risk evaluation of fireworks production enterprises using the frequency-based ANP and BPNN. Jun 22, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Fireworks and radioactivity (PDF). Dec 06, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - How fireworks became linked with freedom. Jun 26, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America. Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Potential impact of fireworks on respiratory health. Oct 18, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN Style - Explosive art: How a firework is made. Sep 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - A History of Fireworks From East to West. May 17, 2024
Add new Web site: PBS - NOVA - Anatomy of a Firework. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Energy.gov - 5 Facts About Fireworks. Feb 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Carbon and Fireworks. Dec 30, 2022
Removed media. Aug 26, 2021
Add new Web site: LiveScience - History of Fireworks. May 22, 2019
Add new Web site: Science with Kids - Facts about the Science of Fireworks. May 22, 2019
Media added. Apr 14, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Fireworks. Aug 26, 2013
Media added. Jul 12, 2013
Media added. Feb 09, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How Fireworks Work. Dec 23, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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