vol.020：Alfred Nobel：Behind the Prize

The provided text is an extensive biographical entry detailing the life and legacy of Alfred Nobel, the famous Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist. It provides core information about his personal life, including his birth and death dates, parents, siblings, and the fact that he never married, though he had a deep friendship with Bertha von Suttner, who influenced the creation of the peace prize. The source heavily focuses on his numerous inventions and patents, particularly the development of dynamite and related explosives like ballistit, often developed after the family’s move to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Finally, the text extensively covers the Nobel Prize, explaining its establishment through his testament, the prize categories, and the annual awarding date, noting that his immense fortune, derived from his global industrial empire of 93 factories in 20 countries, was primarily dedicated to this foundation.