Beyond trying to set the record straight, they responded in unexpected ways, from showing off their good sense humor to ...

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The Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world—but who was the man behind them? As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur ...

Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, and his transition from arms manufacturer to founder of the Nobel Prize is intriguing. Known as the 'dynamite king,' he emerged from a family with ties ...

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who in his will dictated that his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have ...

Trump’s diplomatic style, high-visibility, deal-oriented, and media-driven, has been markedly different from the quiet, years ...

Alfred Nobel, a businessman who made his fortune selling dynamite and explosives in the 19th century, was not an obvious candidate to become the namesake of the most prestigious distinction in the ...

The prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

The physics prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the award's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

Alfred and his father, alongside the Nobel family’s youngest son Emil, experimented with nitroglycerin in Stockholm. The findings of these experiments made momentous contributions to ...