Alfred

Nobel
Born on October 21,
1833 in Stockholm
Studied chemistry with
Nikolay Nikolaevich inin
!ooked for safe use of
nitro"lycerine
!eft most of his assets to
establish a foundation that would
reco"ni#e individual achievements
in
sciences, literature, and $eace
%rote Nemesis, a $rose
about Beatrice &enci
'nvented dynamite to aid in
buildin" mines, canals, etc(
%idely condemned for his most
well known invention
which associated him with war
)atented over three hundred
inventions includin" synthetic
rubber and artificial silk
*ad a close relation with Bertha
von Suttner, who wrote
+!ay down ,our Arms-
)rovided e.ui$ment to /ussia
durin" the &rimean %ar,
es$ecially naval mines