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Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel Nobel, an inventor and engineer, and Karolina Andriette (Ahlsell) Nobel. On picture father of Alfred.
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Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel and was the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder.
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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.
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Nobel died at home, of a cerebral haemorrhage. On picture his death mask.
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In honor of Nobel named asteroid Nobel, outdoor astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina in the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory August 4, 1983
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On the initiative of the Swedish Nobel Foundation funded the International Fund for the History of Science at the Petrograd embankment near the Nakhimov Naval College was opened bronze monument to Alfred Nobel.
