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Alfred Nobel

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Gender Male
Death127 years ago
Date of birth October 21,1833
Zodiac sign Libra
Date of died December 10,1896
DiedSanremo
Italy
NationalitySwedish
Known forBenefactor of the Nobel Prize, inventor of dynamite
Siblings Emil Oskar Nobel
Robert Nobel
Henrietta Nobel
Betty Karolina Nobel
Rolf Nobel
Emanuel Nobel
Ludvig Nobel
MonumentNobel Monument
Parents Immanuel Nobel
Andriette Nobel
Born Stockholm
Sweden
Full nameAlfred Bernhard Nobel
Place of burialNorra Begravningsplatsen, Solna, Sweden
Awards John Fritz Medal
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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 economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on gender pay gap

Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on gender pay gap
Oct 9,2023 8:21 am

... The economics prize is different to the original prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace, which were established by Alfred Nobel and first awarded in 1901...

Jon Fosse: Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize

Jon Fosse: Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize
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... The literature prize is awarded to " the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction" according to the 1895 will of Swedish businessman and philanthropist Alfred Nobel...

Ukraine war: Nobel Prize invitation to Russia and Iran withdrawn

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... The awards ceremony is held in Stockholm on 10 December - the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the man who established the fund...

Ben Bernanke, former US Federal Reserve chief, wins Nobel Prize

Ben Bernanke, former US Federal Reserve chief, wins Nobel Prize
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... The other Nobel prizes were established by Alfred Nobel s will in 1895, while the economics prize, officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden s central bank) Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was created in 1968...

Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize

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Oct 7,2022 10:00 am

... A foreign ministry spokesman in Minsk said Alfred Nobel was " turning in his grave" following the decision to hand Bialiatsky the Nobel Peace Prize...

Nobel economics prize winner hopes to inspire women

Nobel economics prize winner hopes to inspire women
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... The Nobel economics prize - technically known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize - is the only award not created by philanthropist Alfred Nobel...

Nobel peace prize: Why is it so important?

Nobel peace prize: Why is it so important?
Feb 16,2020 7:02 am

... The quote is from the will of the Swedish businessman and inventor of dynamite Alfred Nobel...

Nobel peace prize: Why is it so important?

Feb 16,2020 7:02 am

Ethiopia's Prime Minister , Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel peace prize for "his efforts to secure the international peace and cooperation".

in This year, the Nobel peace prize is the 100th forgive, but why it is so respected and who are the previous winners?

Who are some of the famous past winners? Barack Obama (right) with his Nobel peace prize in addition to Thor Bjoern Jagland the Norwegian Nobel Committee

the Former US President for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".

President Obama said he was "surprised and deeply humbled" to, and it would be considered a "call-to-action". But above all, as he was only in office for 12 days before the nomination deadline.

Other notable Nobel peace prize winners including former U.S. President; child Education activist are; the; the; and

and was also awarded the Nobel Prize .

Two People - an Author and philosopher and Vietnamese politicians - refused to drop the price, and four others were forced to their countries.

In the year of 2016, there was uncertainty about whether the singer Bob Dylan literary prize would accept before he has to pay

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statistics from 1901 to 2019

947Nobel winners (920 individuals, 27 organisations)

17Age the youngest Winner Education activist Malala Yousafzai

97Age the oldest Winner Scientist John B . Goodenough

53Prizes won by women

6People that will be awarded declined award

source: Nobel Prize website, what other Nobel prizes?

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual awards in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.

they are awarded to People ", which gave him The Greatest benefit to mankind" in the last 12 months.

The quote is from The Will of the Swedish Businessman and inventor of Dynamite Alfred Nobel . He left most of his fortune to start a Fund, the awards, which were presented for the first time, in the year 1901.

In 1968, is an economic Sciences The Prize has not been added by Sweden's Central Bank , although it counts as a Nobel Prize .

How is the Nobel Prize work?

Various organizations, the award in each category every year. Five of the six selected in Sweden, while the Nobel peace prize is selected, in Norway.

scientists, University professors, scientists, previous winners and all other nominations to submit. Under the Nobel Foundation , rules that are not published could be for 50 Years .

award winners award winners named, to indicate, to the Laurel wreath given to The Winners of the competitions in Ancient Greece .

More Than one, but not More Than three People can win any prize.

There were some years when The Prize was not awarded, particularly during the two world wars.

And the Nobel Foundation rules, if nobody deserves it, the price in a certain category, it is awarded, and The Prize money kept for The Following year.

What do The Winners receive?

The recipient of each award receives three things:

The prizes will be presented at ceremonies on may 10. December, The Anniversary of Nobel's death, in Stockholm and Oslo.

What have purchased some of The Prize winners with their winnings?

Marie and Pierre Curie used their physics-prize money in 1903 for the further scientific research, and the 2006 physics Winner John Mather donated money to his Foundation.

In 1993, British biochemist Richard Roberts spent his medicine gains a croquet lawn, while his colleague, the 1993 Nobel laureate Phillip Sharp purchased a 100-year-old Federal-style house. 2001 medicine Winner , Sir Paul Nurse , bought a high-end motorcycle.

Meanwhile, the 2006 Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk established a museum in Istanbul.

Who are the 2019 winners so far?

sweden, nobel prize, norway, greta thunberg

Source of news: bbc.com

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