In December 1896, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, inventor and industrialist, died. He was 63 years old. He left behind no wife or children. What he did leave was money. A lot of money.

As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur has left a lasting legacy with the annual prizes he established in 1901 for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine ...

The ceremonies take place on December 10, the day that Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, the award’s founder and funder, died. His will created what are widely seen as the premier awards in science ...

Alfred Nobel was born on October 21 ... he held pacifist beliefs and envisioned that his inventions could ultimately bring about peace. He famously expressed a desire to “see the end of war ...

The physics prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the award’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. A view of a bust of Alfred Nobel in ...

According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prize in Physics was to go to "the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics." The prize has been ...

STOCKHOLM, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday. The awards, which are also given for achievements in ...

The honor is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in 1895. The others are prizes in chemistry, physics and medicine, as well as the Nobel ...

Sponsor Message The physics prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the award's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. It has been awarded 117 ...