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Captions 🏅 The Nobel Prize honours men and women from around the world for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, for work in peace and economy.
What do you know about Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), the Swedish inventor and entrepreneur behind the prize? Here are 3 facts to boost your knowledge:
💥 In 1866, Alfred Nobel found a way to safely detonate nitroglycerine – and invented dynamite. The invention revolutionised construction work and made Nobel a very rich man.
📜 In 1895, Nobel – who had neither wife nor children – signed his last will, where he declared that he wanted the bulk of his assets to go to a fund, and that the interest from that fund be distributed as annual prizes. These were to be awarded to ‘…those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.'
🏅 The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901, on 10 December, which marked the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. Ever since, that’s the date for the annual ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo.
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