Alfred Nobel “The Merchant Of Death”

1. Alfred Nobel“The Merchant Of Death” By Scott Egan, Rachel Kelso and Emma Cope

2. Alfred Nobel Is Famous For... • Alfred Nobel is famous for is creation of dynamite and the “Nobel Prizes”. • He also invented Ballistitewhich is still used as a rocket fuel. • He also made a gel-like explosive called Gelignite. • He once said “If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied”.

3. Alfred Nobel

4. The Nobel Prizes Alfred Nobel’s brother died and a local newspaper printed Alfred’s farewellby accident and when he saw it he saw very disturbing accusations like; “The merchant of Death is Dead”. Now Alfred was worried about how he would be remembered and he decided to invest 94% of his money into the five Nobel prizes.

5. This Is What a Nobel Prize Medal Looks Like

6. His Education • He inherited his love of engineering and, in particular explosives, from his father. • His father, Immanuel Nobel, was an inventor and engineer. • Alfred Nobel went to the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

7. His most famous invention This the old version of dynamite that Alfred Nobel invented.

8. About Alfred • He was born on 21st October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. • He died when he was 63 on 10th December 1896 in Sanremo, Italy . • His brothers were called Ludvig, Emil Oskar and Robert Nobel. • His parents were called Caroline Andrietta Ahlsell and Immanuel Nobel.

9. The Nobels

10. Famous Nobel Prize Winners • BarackObama won in 2009 • Martin Luther King Jr won in 1964 • Nelson Mandela won in 1993 • Mother Teresa won in 1979 • Albert Einstein won in 1921 • Marie Curie won in 1903 and 1911

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