Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor born in 1833. He is best known for inventing dynamite in 1866, a significant advancement in the field of explosives technology that revolutionized various industries. Nobel's invention of dynamite enabled safer and more efficient construction, mining, and demolition processes. However, he is perhaps most famous for establishing the Nobel Prizes in his will, signed in 1895, allocating the bulk of his fortune to fund annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to humanity in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and later, Economic Sciences. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, marking the beginning of a tradition that continues to honor individuals and organizations for their exceptional achievements and humanitarian efforts worldwide.

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