Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite and other explosives. A pacifist, he hoped that the destructive power of his inventions would cause the world to see the ultimate dangers of war and thus put an end to war. He bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to a trust that funds the Nobel prizes for science, medicine, literature and peace. ( Space Cadet ) home.netcom
