Nobel tourism
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Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish chemist, most famous for inventing dynamite, and founding the Nobel Prize, which has awarded since 1901 for efforts in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace. All prizes are presented in Stockholm, except the peace prize which is presented in Oslo.
This article includes destinations related to the life and works of Alfred Nobel, as well as the prize.
UnderstandAlfred Nobel was something of a pacifist and was dismayed at the many military and terroristic uses of his invention, dynamite, the first safe high potency explosive.
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