Alfred Nobel
Petersburg in 1842, where his father (who had invented modern plywood ) started a " torpedo " works. Alfred studied chemistry with Professor Nikolay Nikolaevich Zinin . When Alfred was 18, he went to the United States to study chemistry for four years and worked for a short period under
Nitroglycerin
13.2 °C, 286 K, 56 °F Boiling point Decomposes at 50–60 °C (122–140 °F) Explosive data Shock sensitivity high Friction sensitivity high Explosive velocity 7700 m/s RE factor 1.50 Hazards NFPA 704 3 3 4 Y (what is this?) (verify
Nobel Prize in Literature
has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel , produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction" (original Swedish: den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning
Immanuel Nobel
Nobel moved to Russia from Sweden in 1838, to sell his inventions in St. Petersburg , where he lived for two decades with his family. Among his successful creations was an improved version of an underwater exploding mine that personally interested Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. Immanuel founded
Dynamit Nobel AG
Vinterviken, Stockholm. A year later, having found some German business partners, he launched the Alfred Nobel & Company in Germany, building an isolated factory in the Krümmel hills of Geesthacht near Hamburg. This business exported a liquid combination of nitroglycerin and gunpowder
Nobel Prize
recognition of cultural and scientific advances. They were established in 1895 by the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel , the inventor of dynamite . The prizes in Physics , Chemistry , Physiology or Medicine , Literature , and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic
Nobel Foundation
administration of the Nobel Prizes . [ dead link ] [ 1 ] The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel , the inventor of dynamite . [ dead link ] [ 2 ] It also holds Nobel Symposia on important breakthroughs in science and topics of cultural or social significance. Contents
Nobel Prize controversies
[ edit ] Prizes Main article: Nobel Prize Upon the 1895 death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel , his will established the Nobel Prizes . Currently, Nobel prizes are awarded for service to humanity in the fields of physics , chemistry , physiology or medicine , literature , and
Nobel Peace Prize
fredspris ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel . Contents 1 Background 2 Nomination and selection 2.1 Nomination 2.2 Selection 3 Awarding the prize 4 List of laureates 5 Reaction 5.1 Omission 6 The
Dynamite
subjected to freezing, has rendered it obsolete for modern military use. [ edit ] History Alfred Nobel 's 1864 patent application for nitroglycerin . "Nobel's Extra Dynamite" manufactured by Nobel's old company, Nitroglycerin Aktiebolaget. Dynamite was invented by Alfred
