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Glimpses of Great Souls

A

swedish chemist, engineer, innovator,
and armaments manufacturer.

Alfre

d Bernh

The inventor of dynamite.
Nobel amassed a fortune during his lifetime,
with most of his wealth coming from his 355
inventions, of which dynamite is the most
famous. Nobel invested in oil exploration
business of his brothers and amassed great
wealth through the development of new oil
regions. During his life Nobel had established
some 90 odd armaments factories.
n 1888, Alfred's brother Ludvig died but the
newspaper erroneously published Alfred's
obituary (incorrect death report). It
condemned him for his invention of dynamite
and is said to have brought about his decision
to leave a better legacy after his death. The
obituary stated, Le marchand de la mort est
mort ("The merchant of death is dead") and
went on to say, "Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became
rich by finding ways to kill more people faster
than ever before, died yesterday. Alfred was
disappointed with what he read and made him
apprehensive about how he would be
remembered. This inspired him to change his
will.
Nobel's last will specified that bulk of his
fortune be used to create a series of prizes for
those who confer the "greatest benefit on
mankind" in physics, chemistry, physiology or

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Gunpowder

Dynamite

Make solid explosives from nitroglycerine Pipes, shafts, cannons P

Gas meter
Safety fuses
Sealing of projectiles
Burner

Produce nitroglycerine

Hardening

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Welding and soldering of metals

Pate

Sound an