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Alfred Bernhard Nobel 1833 - 1896
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Image above:
Alfred Nobel.
Photograph by Gosta Florman.
Royal Library
Sweden |
Alfred B. Nobel was Swedish, born in Stockholm, and number one on
the list of sought after bachelors.
By the time of
his death, he had registered 355 patents.
Nobel spoke five languages, was a busy
chemist and engineer, made tons of money with his inventions, and
created the
Nobel
Prize.
The synthetic chemical element
nobelium (No) was named after
him.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Alfred Bernhard
Nobel's Family
Alfred B. Nobel's father was
Immanuel Nobel. His mother was
Caroline Andrietta Ahlsell.
Alfred had seven siblings. He never
married.
Alfred Bernhard
Nobel's & Dynamite
In 1867, Nobel invented dynamite. The following
is a quote from Nobel's dynamite patent:
This invention
relates to the use of nitro-glycerin in an
altered condition, which renders it far more
practical and safe for use.
This altered
condition of the nitro-glycerin is effected
by causing it to be absorbed in porous
unexplosive substances, such as charcoal,
silica, paper, or similar materials, whereby
it is converted into a powder, which I call
dynamite, or Nobel's safety powder.
By the
absorption of the nitro-glycerin in some
porous substance, it acquires the property
of being in a high degree insensible to
shocks, and it can also be burned over fire
without exploding.
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