Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, military equipment manufacturer and inventor of explosives, was born on October 21, 1833 Died in Stockholm on December 10, 1896.
Nobel owned 355 patented inventions in his lifetime, 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 earned would be divided into 5 parts to establish the Nobel Prize, divided into physics prizes, chemistry prizes There are five prizes: the Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Prize in Literature and the Peace Prize (the Swedish Bank added the Economics Prize in 1969), which are awarded to people from all over the world who have made significant contributions to mankind in these fields. In order to commemorate Nobel's contribution, the artificial element Nobelium was named after Nobel.
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In 1841, Nobel entered the local Yotai Primary School, which was the only school he received formal education in his life. Nobel's class attendance was at its lowest due to illness. But in school, he studied hard, so his grades were often among the best.
In 1842, Nobel’s family moved to Petersburg, Russia. 9-year-old Nobel cannot enter the local school because he does not understand Russian and is in poor health. His father hired a tutor to tutor his three brothers in cultural studies. The teacher often conducted performance assessments and reported learning status to his father. Nobel made rapid progress.
In 1850, the 17-year-old Nobel traveled across the ocean to the United States in the name of an engineer and interned in the factory of the famous Engineer Allison. After the internship ended, he visited European and American countries for four years before returning home. During the inspection, wherever he went, he immediately started working and gained an in-depth understanding of the industrial development of various countries.
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