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Nobel Prizes
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite to make explosives safer, but it became a tool for mass destruction. He later established the Nobel Prizes to redeem his legacy.
- 💥 Nobel's early work focused on taming nitroglycerin, a highly unstable liquid explosive.
- 💣 His invention of the blasting cap made nitroglycerin detonation controllable, revolutionizing mining and construction.
- 🤯 Dynamite, made by mixing nitroglycerin with diatomaceous earth, was initially marketed as 'Nobel's Safety Powder'.
- 🔥 Gelignite, a moldable explosive, and Ballistite, a smokeless propellant, were later innovations.
- 🕊️ The Nobel Peace Prize, along with prizes for science, literature, and medicine, was established with 94% of his fortune.
A close-up of a man with a large mustache holding a lit match near a small figure standing on dynamite.