Main awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, military equipment manufacturer and inventor of explosives, 1833 Born in Stockholm on October 21, died 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 Prize, Chemistry Prize 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 (Nobelium) was named after Nobel. ?
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