Dynamite Produces A Medal
Alfred Nobel and his gift to the world.
December 10, 1901
The Nobel Prize prizes are awarded for the first time, in accordance with the generous wishes of Alfred Nobel; a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who was most famously known for his invention of dynamite. After Nobel’s his death in 1896, a reading of his will specified that there be five prizes created to honor "those who, d…
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