October 21, 2006
Alfred Nobel
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Nobel was a Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite, the smokeless powder Ballistite, and an explosive gelatin more powerful than dynamite. In his last will, he left his enormous fortune in trust for the endowment of the Nobel Prizes, which continue to recognize outstanding achievements in the fields of science, literature, economics, and peace. What was the content of the prematurely published obituary that is said to have made Nobel resolve to leave a better legacy?
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