Gunpowder has been used for centuries, but did you know that the Chinese invented it by complete accident? Here's everything you need to know about the history.

China's Age of Invention The Rainbow Bridge built in the NOVA program "China Bridge" is just one of many important inventions that appeared during China's impressive Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1280 ...

Some of the most important Chinese Inventions include the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing and moveable type, and much more.

For a long time, Westerners licked their wounds by claiming that while the Chinese invented gunpowder, they hadn't thought to use it for anything practical — like war.

More gunpowder-based weapons were invented by the Chinese and perfected against the Mongols in the next centuries, including the first cannons and grenades.

Chinese Inventions Introduction A common misperception of Chinese historical society is that it lacked scientific and technological ability—and that modern China has 'emerged' from a traditional shell ...

Neither gunpowder nor silk, this may be the greatest invention in China's history: an ocean microscope that could prevent natural disasters One of the greatest advances in recent years ...

Gunpowder has been used for centuries, but did you know that the Chinese invented it by complete accident? Here's everything you need to know about the history.