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Alfred Nobel
1833–1896
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Alfred Bernhard Nobel
BORN: October 21, 1833
DIED: December 10, 1896
BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden
Who Was Alfred Nobel?
Born in Sweden, chemist Alfred Nobel worked at his father's arms factory as a young man.
Intellectually curious, he went on to experiment with chemistry and explosives. In 1864, a deadly explosion killed his younger brother. Deeply affected, Nobel developed a safer explosive: dynamite.
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Nobel used his vast fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, which has come to be known for awarding the greatest achievements throughout the world.
Early Years
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden, the fourth of Immanuel and Caroline Nobel's eight children.
Nobel was often sickly as a child, but he was always lively and curious about the world around him. Although he was a skilled engineer and ready inventor, Nobel's father struggled to set up a profitable business in Sweden.
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