The Inventor Of Dynamite

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer.He was the inventor of dynamite.Nobel found that when nitroglycerin was incorporated in an absorbent inert substance like kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth) it became safer and more convenient to handle, and this mixture he patented in 1867 as 'dynamite'. Nobel demonstrated his explosive for the first time that year, at a quarry in Redhill, Surrey, England.In 1888 Alfred's brother Ludvig died while visiting Cannes and a French newspaper erroneously published Alfred's obituary.It condemned him for his invention of dynamite and is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death.The obituary stated, Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead")and went on to say, "Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday." Alfred was disappointed with what he read and concerned with how he would be remembered.

On 27 November 1895, at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality. After taxes and bequests to individuals, Nobel's will allocated 94% of his total assets, 31,225,000 Swedish kronor, to establish the five Nobel Prizes. This converted to GBP £1,687,837 at the time.

The Nobel Prize is an award for an extraordinary international achievement for mankind in the fields of science, literature, peace, medicine, or economics. It is awarded on December 10th on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel to whom this award is named. The award is decided to be given to a person (or people) who made an important achievement in their field the following year. The awards are decided to be given to people associated boards agree upon and has been given out since 1901.

Nobel Prize for physics has been given out since the start of this event. It is actually the first category mentioned in Alfred Nobel’s will. Physics at that time was considered the most important science. Alfred’s research even was closely tied to physics. This award is awarded by the Swedish Academy of sciences.

The Nobel Prize is not awarded every year for each field because some failed to make achievements so were not given out. The peace prize was not awarded for twenty nonconsecutive years. Physics for six, chemistry for eight, medicine for nine, literature for seven, and economic sciences zero. Forty four Nobel Prizes have been awarded to women. The youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize is Lawrence Bragg in physics, now Malala(17) from Pakistan as a awardee for Nobel Peace Prize. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.