The inventor of Dynamite and other explosives, Alfred Nobel was a Swedish scientist. He used his personal fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.
It is believed that Nobel left 31,225,000 Swedish kronor to fund the Nobel Prizes after he died.
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Remembering Alfred Nobel on His 119th Death Anniversary
The inventor of Dynamite and other explosives, Alfred Nobel was a Swedish scientist.
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