Alfred Nobel
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Inventors, Philanthropy, Philanthropists
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, Scandinavian History
Article abstract: Although Nobel is remembered for inventing dynamite and the blasting cap that ignites it, and although he held 355 patents for his inventions, he will be most remembered for the provision he made in his last will for the distribution of the income from the bulk of his estate to provide annual prizes to those who confer upon humankind the greatest benefits in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.
Early Life
Alfred Bernhard Nobel spent his life in one sort of pursuit yet is enshrined in history...
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