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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alfred_NobelAlfred Nobel - Wikipedia

    Alfred Bernhard Nobel (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL, Swedish: [ˈǎlfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ⓘ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. [1]

  2. Aug 12, 2024 · 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.

  3. Alfred Nobel died in San Remo, Italy, on 10 December 1896. When his will was opened it came as a surprise that his fortune was to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.

  4. Alfred Nobel was an inventor, entrepreneur, scientist and businessman who also wrote poetry and drama. His varied interests are reflected in the prize he established and which he lay the foundation for in 1895 when he wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of the prize. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring ...

  5. www.biography.com › inventors › a45977855Alfred Nobel - Biography

    Nov 28, 2023 · Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and other explosives. He used his enormous fortune from 355 patents to institute the Nobel Prizes.

  6. Apr 27, 2020 · Alfred Nobel (October 21, 1833–December 10, 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, businessman, and philanthropist best remembered for inventing dynamite. Paradoxically, Nobel spent most of his adult life creating ever more powerful explosives, while writing poetry and drama, and advocating for world peace.

  7. Alfred Nobel’s life. Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 October 1833. His family was descended from Olof Rudbeck, the best-known technical genius in Sweden in the 17th century, an era in which Sweden was a great power in northern Europe.

  8. Alfred Nobel © Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist and the inventor of dynamite, who established the Nobel Prize. Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.

  9. Alfred Nobel patented the nitroglycerine-based explosive dynamite in 1867. In the following year, he received an honorary award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for "important inventions for the practical use of mankind".

  10. www.nobelprizes.org › nobel › alfrednobelAlfred Nobel

    Alfred Nobel. founder of the Nobel Prizes. Background. October 21, 1833-December 10, 1896. Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden. Biographical highlights: 1866 - Invented dynamite. 1895 - Signed his final will and testament in Paris establishing the Nobel Prizes (November 27)

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