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Nobel was born October 21,
1833 in Stockholm, SwedenIn 1846 nitroglycerin
was invented, nitroglycerin
is very combustible
and powerful explosiveAfter traveling the world
Nobel came back to
Sweden in 1863 to d
evelop a process of safely
manufacturing nitroglycerinIn 1863 nobel invented
a reliable detonator for
nitroglycerin made
from mercury fulminateIn 1864 when Nobel’s
factory for producing
nitroglycerin blew,
killing his younger brother in
the process he became
determined to find a
way to make nitroglycerin saferNobel found kieselguhr
a porous clay that could
absorb nitroglycerin
and make it safer without
massively reducing its
power, he patented it in
1867 as dynamiteAfter Nobel invented
dynamite he kept
experimenting he
found that mixing
nitroglycerin and
collodion would make a
gelatinous mass that
had high water resistance
and was more powerful
than dynamite, he
patented it in 1875Nobel died on December
10, 1896 in San Remo, ItalyNobel wrote in his
will that he wanted his
money to be used to
create the Nobel prize
foundation, after
lots of debate the first prizes
were awarded in 1901
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