Naval mine
TL;DR
Naval mine - requires enrichment with adjacent possible narrative
Naval mines were first invented by Chinese innovators of Imperial China and were described in thorough detail by the early Ming dynasty artillery officer Jiao Yu, in his 14th-century military treatise known as the Huolongjing.
What Had To Exist First
Enabling Materials
- Gunpowder
What This Enabled
Inventions that became possible because of Naval mine:
Biological Patterns
Mechanisms that explain how this invention emerged and spread: