Alfred Nobel
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. He also made several important contributions to science, holding 355 patents in his lifetime.
Nobel in 1896
Alfred Nobel at a young age in the 1850s
The birthplace of Alfred Nobel at Norrlandsgatan in Stockholm
Björkborn Manor, in Karlskoga, was Alfred Nobel's last residence in Sweden.
Dynamite
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Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents, and stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germany, and was patented in 1867. It rapidly gained wide-scale use as a more robust alternative to the traditional black powder explosives. It allows the use of nitroglycerine's favorable explosive properties while greatly reducing its risk of accidental detonation.
Preparation of dynamite during the construction of the Douglas Dam, 1942.
"Nobels extradynamit" manufactured by Nobel's old company, Nitroglycerin Aktiebolaget
Women mixing dynamite at Nobel's Ardeer factory, 1897
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