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                   ALFRED NOBLE Biography in English                 Alfred Nobel We remember him for the annual prizes that he gifted to the world, but Alfred Nobel also left us with another legacy - explosives. He was the inventor of dynamite and its even more deadly incarnation, gelignite. They made him rich beyond his wildest dreams but also left him with a tortured conscience. In this week’s Biographics, we examine the life of Alfred Nobel. Early Years Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October21st, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.                      He was a sickly child who almost died during the first week of birth. As it was, he was one of just four out of eight children to survive. His illness kept him indoors while his three brothers played outside. Alfred’s father, Immanuel, was an inventor and engineer, but he struggled to realize ...