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Slightly later (1891) and independently from Fr Ger inventions (which were kept secret from the rest of the world), D.I.Mendeleyev of Russia developed a single-base propeln named Pirokollodion. It contained NC of ca 12.44% N colloided with eth-alc. This proplnt served as a prototype for Pyrocellu-lose, abbr as Pyro, introduced by Lt. J. B. Bemadou (See Vol 2, pBl04-L) to US Navy and then 1 ater to US Army. The NC used in Bernadou s proplnt contains ca 12.6%. Its prepn and props are given in Vol 2, pC105-L)... 

Schuitze s Explosives and Powders. Schultze, an artillery captain in the Ger army, in 1867 patented a series of propints based on Nitro-lignin (nitrated woodmeal or sawdust). The smokeless powders antedated by at least 20 years colloidal smokeless powders developed independently by P. Vieille in Fr and M. Dutton-hoffer. Two examples of Schuitze s powders are given by Daniel (Ref, p 707) as follows ... 

The CAC provides a vital link between the Pueblo community and the Army by providing a forum for exchanging information about chemical weapons disposal. It exists to represent community interests (U.S. Army, 2000e). The nine CAC members are appointed by and serve terms at the governor s discretion. They include local business people and citizens, a labor leader, an environmentalist, and a representative of Colorado DPHE a county commissioner presides. The CAC is funded by DoD but is independent of Army influence (U.S. Army, 2000e). 

Dave Rosenblatt was employed at the time by the U.S. Army Medical Bioengineering Research and Development Laboratory, Fort Detrick. He is now an independent environmental consultant in Baltimore, Maryland. 

The offending papers were published almost simultaneously in 1874. Although they were completely independent of one another and argued in very different ways, they arrived at the same conclusions. Yan t Hoff had studied in the Netherlands, then worked for a while under Kekule in Germany. Then he worked in Charles-Adolphe Wurtz s laboratory in Paris, where he met Le Bel. Le Bel had studied at the Ecole Polytechnique, the great French scientific and technical school that trained technical officers for the army. 

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