Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, and his transition from arms manufacturer to founder of the Nobel Prize is intriguing. Known as the 'dynamite king,' he emerged from a family with ties to ...

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prizes, celebrating achievement and reflecting on the impact of ...

(Reuters) - Swedish businessman and dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, in his will signed in 1895, set up a number of prizes awarded each year that have become some of the most prestigious in the world. ...

The news that Juan Manuel Santos of Columbia has received the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end his nation’s decades-old civil war is notable in part because the number of contenders for ...

In an ironic twist, an inventor of destructive explosives went on to create the world’s most prominent prize for peace, forever changing Sweden’s role in the intellectual universe. In a great twist of ...

Discover how Alfred Nobel's fortune funds the Nobel Prizes through strategic investments in equities, real estate, and alternative assets to sustain its legacy.