The Washington Post, October 16th, 2002
Alfred Nobel was a man of war, but now people probably know him best for the prize he created to honor peace. Born in Sweden in 1833, Nobel invented dynamite in 1866. He held more than 350 patents for other inventions, and became a very successful businessman with companies and laboratories in countries throughout the world. He was well-known in his life for manufacturing rockets, cannons and other tools of war. Along with science, he was a lover of literature. As he grew older, he also got interested in ways to bring peace to the world. Nobel was a close friend of an Austrian peace activist ...
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