Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, and his transition from arms manufacturer to founder of the Nobel Prize is intriguing. Known as the 'dynamite king,' he emerged from a family with ties ...

Does an invention help people or hurt people? Can an invention do both? Let us look at an example: the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish scientist. While Nobel was in ...

Indeed, this is fully consistent with Alfred Nobel's testament ... This investigation led to the discovery of dynamite. The commercialization of dynamite brought Nobel the riches that are the ...

Seated: Jerome Karle (1985) and Roald Hoffman (1981). Alfred Nobel, the reclusive inventor of dynamite, probably had little idea of the explosive impact his posthumous wishes would have on society.

The prizes founded by dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel must embody “freedom of thought” and the “ability for scientists to work freely without restrictions”, she added. The Nobel Prizes for ...

Everything you need to know about this year's Nobel prizes. Dynamite? What happened to peace and literature? Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel's made his fortune by inventing dynamite. Keen to get a ...

Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite was a terrifying new addition to mankind's growing arsenal of destruction. Ironically, it also spawned the Nobel Peace Prize Vint Cerf of Google on the Future ...

Things improved for Alfred when the Nobel family moved to Russia ... found a way to make nitroglycerin safer to use by inventing dynamite in 1867. In 1864, for example, Alfred's younger brother ...

Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, bequeathed his fortune to fund the prizes, which are worth 11 million Swedish krona (roughly $1 million). Recent winners include Katalin Karikó and ...

Dynamite soon became popular in construction ... body that insists its only mission is to carry out the will of Alfred Nobel. However, it does have links to Norway’s political system.