But life wasn’t always so illustrious for Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who in his will dictated that his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have ...
But life wasn't always so illustrious for Alfred Nobel. According to Ingrid Carlberg's biography of Nobel, he had a tough childhood in Stockholm. Not only was he poor, but the boy who would become ...