Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, military equipment manufacturer and inventor of explosives, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, in December 1896 Died on the 10th.
Nobel owned 355 patented inventions throughout his life, and opened about 100 companies and factories in 20 countries on five continents, including Europe and the United States, and accumulated huge wealth.
In 1895, Nobel ordered most of his estate (about 9.2 million U.S. dollars) to be used as a fund, and the annual interest would be divided into 5 parts to establish physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. 5 types of prizes (i.e. Nobel Prizes) are awarded to people from all over the world who have made significant contributions to mankind in these fields. [1] In order to commemorate Nobels contribution, the artificial element Nobelium was named after Nobel.