Essay, Research Paper: Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Noble was a Swedish chemist, inventor, and industrialist. His most famous and most important invention were Dynamite and Nitroglycerin Alfred was born on October 21, 1833. When he invented Dynamite, a large sum of money was his reward. Alfred left most of his reward in trust, as an investment to award those who, each year, bestowed Athe greatest benefit on mankind.@ The prizes have been given since 1901, and are given by the Noble Foundation in Stockholm. The awards in Noble=s will are designated for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. In 1969 an award was added for economics. It was granted by the Central Bank of Sweden.
The element Nobelium was named after Alfred Nobel in 1957 by a group of scientists from Great Britain.
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Nobel, Alfred
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, b. Oct. 21, 1833, d. Dec. 10, 1896, was a Swedish chemist, inventor, and industrialist whose most important invention, the explosive DYNAMITE, earned a fortune for its inventor and provided the financial basis for the establishment of the NOBEL PRIZE. With his father, Immanuel, himself an inventor and industrialist, Alfred Nobel began to manufacture NITROGLYCERIN in a factory near Stockholm in 1862.
Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel left most of his fortune in trust, as a fund from which annual prizes would be awarded to those who, each year, conferred "the greatest benefit on mankind." The prizes, awarded since 1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. The prizes designated in Nobel's will were for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. In 1969 a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added.
Nobelium
In 1957 a group of scientists from Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States claimed to have created element 102 and suggested that it be named nobelium for Alfred Nobel.


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