It's not clear what your question is, but Alfred Nobel earned his fortune from the invention of dynamite, believe it or not, and established the Nobel Prize to encourage development in the sciences.
One might wonder why people give away money, but if you have way more of it than you could ever possibly use, it's best to try to help the world. Your children will be just as fine whether they start off with 50 million or 50 billion.
2007-01-20 21:20:15
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answered by T J 6
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The Nobel Prizes are prizes awarded annually to people (and, in the case of the Peace Prize, sometimes to organizations) who have completed outstanding research, invented ground-breaking techniques or equipment, or made an outstanding contribution to society in physics, chemistry, literature, peace, medicine or physiology and economics.They are widely regarded as the supreme commendation in their respective subject areas. Those honored with a prize are known as Nobel Laureates.
The Prizes were instituted by the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel through his will. They were first awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel's death. The prize in economics, instituted by the Bank of Sweden, has been awarded since 1969.
As of October 2006, a total of 787 Nobel Prizes have been awarded, 768 to individuals (33 of these to women) and 19 to organizations. A few Prize winners have declined the award. There are years in which one or more Prizes are not awarded; during World War II, for instance, no Prizes were awarded in any category between 1940 and 1942. Each Prize stipulates, however, that it must be awarded at least once every five years.
2007-01-20 21:20:34
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answered by Ali 2
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