Historedia
Person

Frederick Abel

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1888–1889

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Frederick Abel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Frederick Abel and James Dewar develop cordite propellant at the Royal Arsenal

    1888–1889

    Role: Chemist

    1. 31 January 1888 (patent filing) · Nobel's English patent No. 1470 filingPatent Infringement Claim

      Alfred Nobel alleged patent infringement against Abel and Dewar regarding his 1888 English patent No. 1470, 'Improvements in the manufacture of explosives'.

    2. 1889 · Royal ArsenalJoint Patent for Cordite

      Abel, Dewar, and Kellner jointly patented a new ballistite-like propellant in 1889, which became known as cordite.

Sources

  1. Frederick Abel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Cordite Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03