Probably twenty years ago I took a week long workshop "Chemistry of Pyrotechnics" at Miami University in the summer. It was a great explanation of the science that goes into creating everything from tiny backyard sparklers all the way up to giant fireworks shells.
The course was taught by people who normally taught science to fireworks makers, and they said that the workshop was their first time teaching the fireworks side to people who already knew the science. That made for a really interesting cross-educational experience.
Coincidentally, it turns out that Ed Escudero and Beth Eddy - both of whom I would later work with through ASM - took the same class.
The above video takes you through more of the mechanics of a large, professionally made pyrotechnics shell than it does the chemistry of pyrotechnics (I'm going to look for that video in a minute), but the mechanics includes a bunch of chemistry from controlling the rate of a reaction to producing the various colors.
And I just put in a request to get a copy of this textbook from the University of Akron library. Thank you, OhioLink.
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