The Nobel Century
A Chronicle of Genius
Description:... Alfred Nobel was a complex monarchist who believed in workers' rights. A prolific Swedish poet, engineer, chemist, arms manufacturer, inventor of dynamite, who craved peace. As a wealthy industrialist he left behind a vast fortune, which was to be awarded in the form of a prize to those confirmed to have made the greatest benefit for mankind. 600 prizes have been awarded in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics since 1901. This story is about some of those laureates.
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