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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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