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Birth
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. -
The invention of dynamite.
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel and was the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder. -
Nobel Prizes
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. -
Death
Nobel died at home, of a cerebral haemorrhage. On picture his death mask. -
Memory
In honor of Nobel named asteroid Nobel, outdoor astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina in the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory August 4, 1983 -
Memory
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.
