Since 1901,
the Nobel Prize has honored men and women from all over the world for
outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine and
literature, and working in peace. The foundations of the prize were laid in
1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to
create the Nobel Prize. But who was Alfred Nobel? a man whose diverse interests are reflected
in the prize he founded.Alfred
Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, where he spoke five
languages fluently and is still 17 years old.He was
known as the inventor of dynamite and has 355 patents. He was also a chemist,
engineer, businessman, author and pacifist.
He died on
10 December 1896 in Sanremo, Italy at the age of 63,A total of
31 million SEK (today about $ 265 million) was left to fund the Nobel Prizes.
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