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Nobel Prize: the Story of Alfred Nobel and the Most Famous Prize in the World
Michael Worek
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Description for Nobel Prize: the Story of Alfred Nobel and the Most Famous Prize in the World
Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of how a few simple instructions in Nobel's will were transformed into a huge philanthropic organization that holds a unique position in the modern world. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: YNH; YNT. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 261 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 482.
Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a brilliant inventor and businessman. Although he held more than 300 patents when he died in 1896, he earned his extensive fortune and worldwide fame through his invention of dynamite and his work on armaments. He never married and was constantly on the move around Europe, visiting his manufacturing plants. His handwritten one-page last will and testament directed that the majority of his vast fortune be invested and the interest distributed to the most deserving individuals in the fields of medicine, chemistry, physics, literature and peace. Between 1901 and 2009, the five ... Read more
Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a brilliant inventor and businessman. Although he held more than 300 patents when he died in 1896, he earned his extensive fortune and worldwide fame through his invention of dynamite and his work on armaments. He never married and was constantly on the move around Europe, visiting his manufacturing plants. His handwritten one-page last will and testament directed that the majority of his vast fortune be invested and the interest distributed to the most deserving individuals in the fields of medicine, chemistry, physics, literature and peace. Between 1901 and 2009, the five ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781554077113
SKU
V9781554077113
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About Michael Worek
Michael Worek is an editor, publisher and author whose books include An American History Album, My Fellow Americans and Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners.
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