Alfred B.Nobel (1833-1896) “To spread knowledge is to spread well being.” –A. Nobel

Shannon Calhoon

Alfred B.Nobel(1833-1896)

“To spread knowledge is to spreadwell being.” –A. Nobel

• About his Life• Born in Stockholm Sweden

• Moved to Russia when he was 9 where he was given a first class education

• Studied chemistry in France and the United States

• Invented Dynamite in 1866

• Made Dynamite for peaceful purposes – constructive not destructive

• The invention of Dynamite led to his fortune

• Invented lots of things – held 355 patents

• Supported international peace movements

• The Nobel Prize• When he died he left his fortune to

develop a prize that would encourage scientific progress thereby improving human condition

• He set up the prizes in

– Chemistry

– Physics

– Physiology or medicine

– Literature

– Peace

• In 1968 the Bank of Sweden instituted the prize in

– Economics

• 1901 was the year of the first Nobel Prize

• Winners get a medal, a diploma, and prize money

• The prize is the most coveted award a scientist, economist, writer, or peace advocate can receive

• Women who have won the Nobel Prize In Chemistry

• 1911 – Marie Curie

• For the discovery of Radium and Palonium

• 1935 –Irene Joliot – Curie

• For the synthesis of new radioactive elements

• 1964 – Dorthy Hodgskin

• For determinations by X-Ray technology the structures of important biochemical substances

Picture found at www.nobel.se

Shannon Calhoon

Chem 292 Chemistry OutreachSouth Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyDepartment of Chemistry / Chemical Engineering501 E. St. Joe Rapid City SD 57701

Referenceswww.nobel.sewww.nobelchannel.comhttp://almaz.com/nobel/nobel.html