Alfred Nobel A Biography |
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| Author:
| Fant, Kenne |
| Translator:
| Ruuth, Marianne |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55970-328-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Arcade Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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The most complete and only full-length biography of the legendary inventor of dynamite and founder of the prizes that bear his name. As with many extraordinary lives, Nobel's biography reads better than most fiction - born in poverty, his creation of a safe method for detonating nitro-glycerine catapulted him to wealth and fame. Spurned by the woman he loved and dubbed 'the merchant of death' by a press horrified at the capabilities of dynamite, Nobel bequeathed his fortune to the...
More DescriptionThe most complete and only full-length biography of the legendary inventor of dynamite and founder of the prizes that bear his name. As with many extraordinary lives, Nobel's biography reads better than most fiction - born in poverty, his creation of a safe method for detonating nitro-glycerine catapulted him to wealth and fame. Spurned by the woman he loved and dubbed 'the merchant of death' by a press horrified at the capabilities of dynamite, Nobel bequeathed his fortune to the foundation of prizes celebrating peace, literature and scientific achievement.