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Alfred Nobel

Chemical Engineering

Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and businessman, best known for inventing dynamite in 1866 and for establishing the Nobel Prizes through his 1895 will. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1833 1
Birth Date
1833-10-21 1
Death Year
1896 1
Death Date
1896-12-10 1
Nationality
Swedish 1
FAQs

How is Alfred Nobel connected to the Nobel Prizes?

His will left his fortune to fund the prizes.

Nobel bequeathed his fortune to a foundation that funds the Nobel Prizes, which annually recognize those who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. Under his will, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences chooses the laureates in Physics and in Chemistry.
Connections

Associated With

Chemical Engineering, Fields

Invented dynamite, a landmark of industrial explosives chemistry.

In Field

Chemical Engineering, Fields
Source Alfred Nobel (Wikipedia)

Invented

Dynamite, Inventions
Source Dynamite (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Alfred Nobel (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL; Swedish: [ˈǎlːfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
Sources
1. Alfred Nobel (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL; Swedish: [ˈǎlːfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ; 21 October 1833-10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
  • In Field: Chemical Engineering, Introduction
    Nobel's most famous invention, dynamite, was an explosive made using nitroglycerin, which was patented in 1867.
  • In Group: Industrial Chemists and Process Inventors, Introduction
    Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL; Swedish: [ˈǎlːfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ; 21 October 1833-10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
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Dynamite (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Invented: Dynamite, History section (inventor attribution)
    Dynamite was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1866 and was the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder.
  • Invented: Dynamite, Introduction
    It was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1866 and patented the following year.
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