Nobel

1) How is Nobel ?
On October 21, 1833 a baby boy was born to a family in Stockholm, Sweden who was to
become a famous scientist, inventor, businessman and founder of the Nobel Prizes. His
father was Immanuel Nobel and his mother was Andriette Ahlsell Nobel. They named
their son Alfred. Alfred's father was an engineer and inventor.

1) What is the Prize ?

According to his will, Alfred Nobel's enormous fortune was to be used to
establish prizes to award those who had done their best to benefit mankind in the fields
of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were
awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel's death.

2) Where is the Prize held ?

Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies. The
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway and the Nobel Prizes in Physics,
Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences
are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Alfred Nobel - The founder of the Nobel Prize. (2018). Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 19 February
2018, from https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/

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