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6 days ago · German inventions and discoveries are ideas, objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, by Germans. Often, things discovered for the first time are also called inventions and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two.
5 days ago · Alfred Nobel, portrait by Emil Österman, 1915; in the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm. Alfred Nobel (born October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden—died December 10, 1896, San Remo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite and other more powerful explosives and who also founded the Nobel Prizes.
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- Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel was born October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel is best known for his invention of dynamite and an explosive device called a blasting cap, which inaugurated the modern use of high ex...
- Alfred Nobel initially learned the fundamentals of engineering from his father. He later learned from private tutors, becoming competent in chemist...
- By 1895 Nobel had developed angina pectoris. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his villa in San Remo, Italy, on December 10, 1896.
- Alfred Nobel was known to be generous in humanitarian and scientific philanthropies. In his will, he left the bulk of his fortune in trust to estab...
1 day ago · The Erlenmeyer flask is the only container that can hold a liquid. The Erlenmeyer flask's narrow mouth makes it easier to pour the solution. The Erlenmeyer flask's narrow mouth can support the funnel and prevent breakage.
5 days ago · Servant of God Emil Kapaun will be laid to rest Wednesday, 70 years after the U.S. Army chaplain died in a prison camp in North Korea. Reflecting on his life, legacy and his path to sainthood, here are 18 interesting and inspiring facts about this courageous chaplain who offered so much hope amid despair. 1.
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3 days ago · Erich Fritz Emil Mielke ( German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmiːlkə]; 28 December 1907 – 21 May 2000) was a German communist official who served as head of the East German Ministry for State Security ( Ministerium für Staatsicherheit – MfS), better known as the Stasi, from 1957 until shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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