Episode 113 - The Grave of Alfred Nobel and the Story of His Life
Jennie and Dianne pay homage to a man whose legacy has held much sway over the world for more than 150 years when he stipulated in his will that his fortune was to be "deposited in a fund, the interest of which should be divided into five parts and to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace." This of course was the Ordinary Extraordinary Alfred Nobel who lies at rest in one of Stockholm, Sweden's oldest and most prestigious cemeteries. Alfred Nobel was a quiet man of great intelligence; he was a chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, philanthropist, and even a bit of a romantic. As he once said, "If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied."
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Photos of Alfred Nobel are in the Public Domain - Photo of Alfred Nobel's grave taken by Andra Upplösningar and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution: https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Nobel_grav_2009.jpg
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