The Dynamite Inventors
For those of you who dont know the history of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel was an Innovator, a real Entrepreneur.
Alfred Nobel the Chemist came back from Studying in the United States to work in his fathers factory, which became bankrupt. An explosion occured in the factory killing 5 people including Emil Nobel, Alfreds brother.
Alfred being a chemist quickly engaged in creating a safe form of nitroglycerine (invented by his professor).
He Patented Dynamite in 1867. along with another 355 patents throughout his lifetime.
He became rich and famous selling dynamite.
Alfreds brother Ludvig Nobel died while visiting france, and the french newspaper reported on his death "the merchant of death is dead" this upset Alfred Nobel, and the rest is history, he left the bulk of his fortune 31,225,000 Swedish Kronor ($250M US current day equivalent) in 1896 to fund the prizes.
For those of you who dont know the history of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel was an Innovator, a real Entrepreneur.
Alfred Nobel the Chemist came back from Studying in the United States to work in his fathers factory, which became bankrupt. An explosion occured in the factory killing 5 people including Emil Nobel, Alfreds brother.
Alfred being a chemist quickly engaged in creating a safe form of nitroglycerine (invented by his professor).
He Patented Dynamite in 1867. along with another 355 patents throughout his lifetime.
He became rich and famous selling dynamite.
Alfreds brother Ludvig Nobel died while visiting france, and the french newspaper reported on his death "the merchant of death is dead" this upset Alfred Nobel, and the rest is history, he left the bulk of his fortune 31,225,000 Swedish Kronor ($250M US current day equivalent) in 1896 to fund the prizes.
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| Alfred Nobel |
Alfred Nobel always recognized Ascencio Sobrero as his co-inventor, an honorable trait, its funny that when the money comes that many inventors seem to forget who they developed the technology with these days.
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| Ascanio Sobrero |
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