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 ...

Does an invention help people or hurt people? Can an invention do both? Let us look at an example: the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish scientist. While Nobel was in ...

The annual Nobel Prizes must “stand up” for scientific learning and free inquiry in an age when both are under growing threat ...

Seated: Jerome Karle (1985) and Roald Hoffman (1981). Alfred Nobel, the reclusive inventor of dynamite, probably had little idea of the explosive impact his posthumous wishes would have on society.

The prizes founded by dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel must embody “freedom of thought” and the “ability for scientists to work freely without restrictions,” she added. The Nobel Prizes for ...

Things improved for Alfred when the Nobel family moved to Russia ... found a way to make nitroglycerin safer to use by inventing dynamite in 1867. In 1864, for example, Alfred's younger brother ...