Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Alfred Nobel- The dynamite man

Alfred Nobel, popular for his invention of dynamite, was a Swedish chemist , inventor and manufacturer. His father was manufacturer of Naval Mines .He was keen in subject of chemistry and left to US where he graduated chemistry . He was very mush interested in the theory of explosives , and he invented the safe manufacturing and handling of explosives,with his dynamite. He became one of the richest men at his time after acquiring his patent for dynamite . He owned a steel and iron mill and redirected it to a armament manufacturer and named “Bofors”. He initiated the Nobel Prize by investing most of his property to fund for the Nobel prizes for awarding eminent scientists in various fields .

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