Alfred Nobel, the inventor of Dynamite, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father built bridges and buildings for a living, so Alfred Nobel was really familiar with different techniques for blasting rocks. He was fluent in several languages, and he was talented at writing poetry and drama. Also, he was very interetsed in peace-related problems and issues during the 17th century. His interests are shown by the Nobel prize which he invented.
Picture of Nobel's Parents. Image Citation- "Childhood Memories of Early Nobel Ceremonies and Laureates." Childhood Memories of Early Nobel Ceremonies and Laureates. Accessed December 02, 2016. http://www.nobelprize.org/ceremonies/eyewitness/morner/.
Picture of Nobel and the Nobel.
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Why did he invent Dynamite?
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite because he was so interested in social issues, he wanted to help people to use mining facilities safer. During the 17th century, people used nitroglycerin to blast rocks. Nitroglycerin was used to crush the rocks in mines, to make tunnels, and to make the ground smoother for erection. But, it was very dangerous because it was unstable and led to accidents. Alfred Nobel focused on stabilizing the nitroglycerin and found out that it was more stable when mixed with an absorbing material. In 1867, he finally succeeded in making a new blasting explosive substance which he named dynamite. He became amous and became a very successful businessman. Dynamite was originally made to help people work more safely and easily in mines. Yet, people started to misuse dynamite due to its magnificent power. People used dynamite in war to kill people and to destroy everything. Nobel felt extremely ashamed and felt terribly letdown after inventing dynamite. He still wanted to help people and decided to create a prize which would be given to people who dedicated their lives to helping people. By the end of his life, he devoted all of his money to creating Nobel prize. It is awarded to people for their achievements such in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
Many people are watching the power of dynamite which was invented by Alfred Nobel. Image Citation- Flickr. Accessed December 02, 2016. https://www.flickr.com/photos/92943860@N00/.
Nobel is experimenting to make safer and more powerful material that is better than nitroglycerin. Image Citation- "Alfred Nobel." Biography.com. 2016. Accessed December 02, 2016. http://www.biography.com/people/alfred-nobel-9424195.