By Scott Egan, Rachel Kelso and Emma Cope
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Alfred Nobel is famous for is creation of
dynamite and the “Nobel Prizes”.
He also invented Ballistite which is still used as
a rocket fuel.
He also made a gel-like explosive called
Gelignite.
He once said “If I have a thousand ideas and
only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied”.
Alfred Nobel’s brother died and a local
newspaper printed Alfred’s farewell by
accident and when he saw it he saw very
disturbing accusations like; “The merchant of
Death is Dead”.
Now Alfred was worried about how he would be
remembered and he decided to invest 94% of
his money into the five Nobel prizes.
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He inherited his love of engineering and, in
particular explosives, from his father.
His father, Immanuel Nobel, was an inventor
and engineer.
Alfred Nobel went to the Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm.
His most famous
invention
This the old version of dynamite that Alfred
Nobel invented.
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He was born on 21st October 1833 in Stockholm,
Sweden.
He died when he was 63 on 10th December 1896
in Sanremo, Italy .
His brothers were called Ludvig, Emil Oskar
and Robert Nobel.
His parents were called Caroline Andrietta
Ahlsell and Immanuel Nobel.
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Barack Obama won in 2009
Martin Luther King Jr won in 1964
Nelson Mandela won in 1993
Mother Teresa won in 1979
Albert Einstein won in 1921
Marie Curie won in 1903 and 1911