Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel was a man who affected the world with explosives. Alfred Nobel was once nicknamed "Europe's richest vagabond". He had 355 patents before he died. Alfred Nobel's last will left 31 million SEK (today around 265 million U.S. dollars) to create and fund the Nobel Prizes. Alfred Nobel had a big impact on the world.

Alfred was a talented child. Alfred was born on October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden. Alfred's grades in school were very high. To expand his vocabulary, Alfred memorized dictionary page after page. As a child, Alfred was talented.

The Crimean War and moving to Russia benefitted the Nobel family financially. The Nobel's Stockholm house burnt down in 1832. In 1842 the rest of the family moved to Russia to join their dad. The Crimean War rages from 1853-1856 and Immanuel gets funded by the Russian czar to create and manufacture naval mines for the Russian military to use to defend cities by the ocean from the opposing navies in the Crimean War. Immanuel also tried and failed to make torpedoes for the Russian military during the Crimean War. The Nobel family benefitted from moving to Russia and making mines during The Crimean War.

Alfred's family financially supported him and his brothers. Alfred’s mom owned and ran a small grocery store. Alfred’s dad invented the modern plywood. Immanuel, Alfred’s dad, was very interested in rubber. Immanuel also made land mines. Alfred and his brothers were financially supported by their parents.

Alfred was a privileged person. Alfred and his brothers had two private tutors in Russia. The tutor the brothers had were Nikolia Zinin and Yuli Trapp. Alfred went on a four year trip to three different countries. He wanted to be a writer. Alfred had a private library with more than 1...

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...n impact on the world. Alfred created the prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace. The medals are gold and have Alfred's on one side and on the other side is a design. Every laureate gets a medal, a diploma, mad the amount of money he or she gets for winning the prize on a note. The laureates get the interest of the fund Alfred's executors set up from his will. During the World Wars there were gaps where no prize awards were given out. The world was and is being affected by the Nobel Prizes.

Alfred Nobel's work impacted many people. 16 factories of explosives had Alfred Nobel as shareholder or co-owner. In 1866, most of the world knew about Alfred Nobel's blasting oil. His last will created and funded the Nobel Prizes. The world was changed because of Alfred's work on improving explosives and making them safer to transport worldwide.