Running head: ALFRED BENARD NOBLE 1 ALFRED BENARD NOBLE 4 Alfred Benard Noble Name Institution Date Alfred Benard Noble Alfred Bernard Noble is a well re-known inventor, engineer, chemist and armaments manufacturer. He was born on the 21st of October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. He died on 10th December, 1896 at the age of 63. His family descended from Olof Rudbeck, who were well known technical geniuses in Sweden during the 17th Century. Nobel is famous because he participated in activities that contributed to the development of humanity. Aside from his inventions, Nobel was also a writer, he wrote several literature and poetry works. Most importantly though, he was known for his invention of the dynamite; an invention that reflected the technologies that he inherited from his forefathers. In engineering and chemistry, Nobel has approximately 350 patents, dynamite being the most famous. The synthetic Nobelium was named after him. His name continues to receive accolades in modern day companies such as Dynamite Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are the mergers of the companies that his father owned. The reason I picked this personality is because his lifetime achievements had a great contribution to the development of humanity in both social and scientific fronts. The first aspect that grabbed my attention to Nobel was that he was a great scientist. He contributed to a lot of work in chemistry, and his innovations were countless. The fact that he discovered the working of the Nobelium element made him have the element named after him. As we also know, he invented the dynamite that saw him become successful in making explosives that were used for war during that time. Moreover, his personality towards literature occupied a central part of his life, something that is rarely thought of towards scientists. He saw literature as a way to express himself and have his thoughts shared among the people, as well as his relationships and values between people and his environment. During his life, he had an extensive library that included the work of famous European writers. For instance, he was very inspired by Shilley and Byron, which made him write several poems in English when he was still a young man. Towards the end of his life, Nobel wrote a poem titled, Nemesis. The literature addressed the issue of peace among rivalry nations at that time and fostered the urge for people to avoid differences and be one. Additionally, another great quality he had was that he was a risk taker. That is what made him succeed in his businesses and science. Nobel wasn't always about the sciences. During his lifetime, he owned several companies that made steel alloys and those that manufactured armaments. Towards his death, he acquired the company, “AB Bofors” in ...

1. Running head: ALFRED BENARD NOBLE
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ALFRED BENARD NOBLE
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Alfred Benard Noble
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Institution
Date
Alfred Benard Noble
Alfred Bernard Noble is a well re-known inventor, engineer,
chemist and armaments manufacturer. He was born on the 21st
of October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. He died on 10th
December, 1896 at the age of 63. His family descended from
Olof Rudbeck, who were well known technical geniuses in

2. Sweden during the 17th Century. Nobel is famous because he
participated in activities that contributed to the development of
humanity. Aside from his inventions, Nobel was also a writer,
he wrote several literature and poetry works. Most importantly
though, he was known for his invention of the dynamite; an
invention that reflected the technologies that he inherited from
his forefathers. In engineering and chemistry, Nobel has
approximately 350 patents, dynamite being the most famous.
The synthetic Nobelium was named after him. His name
continues to receive accolades in modern day companies such as
Dynamite Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are the mergers of the
companies that his father owned. The reason I picked this
personality is because his lifetime achievements had a great
contribution to the development of humanity in both social and
scientific fronts.
The first aspect that grabbed my attention to Nobel was that
he was a great scientist. He contributed to a lot of work in
chemistry, and his innovations were countless. The fact that he
discovered the working of the Nobelium element made him have
the element named after him. As we also know, he invented the
dynamite that saw him become successful in making explosives
that were used for war during that time.
Moreover, his personality towards literature occupied a central
part of his life, something that is rarely thought of towards
scientists. He saw literature as a way to express himself and
have his thoughts shared among the people, as well as his
relationships and values between people and his environment.
During his life, he had an extensive library that included the
work of famous European writers. For instance, he was very
inspired by Shilley and Byron, which made him write several
poems in English when he was still a young man. Towards the
end of his life, Nobel wrote a poem titled, Nemesis. The
literature addressed the issue of peace among rivalry nations at
that time and fostered the urge for people to avoid differences
and be one.
Additionally, another great quality he had was that he was a risk

3. taker. That is what made him succeed in his businesses and
science. Nobel wasn't always about the sciences. During his
lifetime, he owned several companies that made steel alloys and
those that manufactured armaments. Towards his death, he
acquired the company, “AB Bofors” in Karlskoga, in Sweden.
The lessons I learnt from him is that hard work is very
important for the accomplishment of so many things in life. For
Nobel, he became a chemist, an engineer, an innovator and a
businessperson. More so, I’ve learnt that we should leave a
great legacy for generations to learn from.
References
Nobel.org (2015). List of Nobel Prizes and Laureates. Retrieved
from http://www.nobelprize.org/Alfred.nobel/bibliographical