My introductory chemistry (and later physics) teacher was a fantastic, out of this world individual. On the first day he told us about friar roger bacon setting

My introductory chemistry (and later physics) teacher was a fantastic, out of this world individual. On the first day he told us about friar roger bacon setting off gun powder to scare away some folks and then our teacher lit a pile of gunpowder on fire (which burns rapidly but does not explode). Hell of a way to start the class, and he had physical demos and historical stories every day that tied in to his lessons. Here’s a great video on the man: https://youtu.be/gX2vPmp2sSE https://youtu.be/gX2vPmp2sSE And his course notes are here: http://boomeria.com/ http://boomeria.com/ Truly a rare a special individual.