Nobelium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol No and atomic number 102. It is named in honor of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and benefactor of science. A radioactive metal, it is the tenth transuranic element and is the penultimate member of the actinide series. Like all elements with atomic number over 100, nobelium can only be produced in particle accelerators by bombarding lighter elements with charged particles. A total of twelve nobelium isotopes are known to exist; the most stable is 259No with a half-life of 58 minutes, but the shorter-lived 255No is most commonly used in chemistry because it can be produced on a larger scale.
The element was named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize.
Frédéric Joliot and Irène Joliot-Curie
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.
