Alfred Nobel

Hey all,

This will not be a long post about Alfred Nobel, but I wanted to mention this man. Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor. Nobel invented dynamite in 1867, but he always intended for this explosive to be used for peace. However, this would not always be the case. While it is arguable, this is one cause for the Nobel Peace Prize. Towards the end of his life, he included the creation of awards in his will. These would be the Nobel Prizes which included the categories of Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, and eventually Economics. Famous recipients include Albert Einstein, Ivan Pavlov, Teddy Roosevelt, Sinclair Lewis, William Faulkner, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Mother Theresa, Elie Wiesel, Toni Morrison, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Woodrow Wilson, and, now, Barrack Obama. The list goes on and on. But, I think this is Nobel's greatest achievement because science and peace should be rewarded. These gifts and abilities should be exalted.