Picatinny Arsenal history

The story of the Lake Danmark Explosion that levelled many buildings at Picatinny Arsenal on 10 July 1926 is well told in the "History. of Explosions , published under the direction of the Institute of Makers of Explosives. Their rept reads, in part, as follows ... 

History of Picatinny Arsenal , Dover, NJ (31 March 1931) Chapter IX, "Safety and the Lake Denmark Explosion , pp 72—91... 

Although Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ, was established in 1879 80 (as a powder depot), the history of arms-making at Picatinny... 

A number of solutions have been forthcoming as evidenced by the large number of publications and patents concerned with methods for environmentally degrading polymers. In a publication of the Plastics Technical Evaluation center at Picatinny Arsenal entitled "Environmentally Degradable Plastics A Review" and authored by Mrs. Joan Titus, much of the past history up to about February 1973 has been covered. Also papers presented at the conference on "Degradability of Polymers and Plastics" in London in November, 1973 have summarized many of the fundamental and practical aspects of polymer degradation. 

Arsenal extended to the year 1902, and the history of the depot was one of gradual construction with the ultimate idea of an establishment for the storage of powder. However, a few years before the Spanish American War, the depot began assembling powder charges for cannon. This propellant charge loading, Picatinny s first production activity, has never ceased... 

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