Biographies of World Famous People Series -- Nobel

Author: Yin Jingjing
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: I am unwilling to fund someone who gives up on their work halfway, but I am willing to help those with dreams. The dead have lost consciousness and will never be interested in marble monuments. I have always tended to praise the deceased less and help the living more. I believe that if someone has children, leaving them not only the necessary educational expenses but also a large amount of money is wrong. That is merely rewarding laziness and hinders their ability to develop personal independence. In the history of world science, there was a great scientist: he not only devoted his entire life to the cause of science but also left a will after his death, donating his entire estate to the science cause to encourage future generations to strive for the pinnacle of science. Today, the scientific award named after him has become a world-renowned highest scientific award. His name and the achievements of humanity in scientific exploration have been eternally left in the annals of the development of human civilization. This great scientist is the Swedish chemist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, widely known to the world.
Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, in 1883. His father was devoted to chemical research, especially to the study of explosives. Influenced by his father, Nobel. He often went to the laboratory with his father to experiment with explosives and spent his childhood almost amidst the thunderous explosions. Nobel did not start school until he was eight years old, but he only attended for one year, which was the only formal education he ever received. To help him learn more, in 1850, his father sent him abroad for study. Over the next two years, he visited Germany, France, Italy, and the United States. Due to his keen observation and diligent learning, his knowledge accumulated rapidly. He soon became a scholar proficient in multiple languages and a scientist with scientific training. After returning home, through practical training in factories, he examined many production processes, not only acquiring many practical skills but also becoming familiar with factory production and management. In this way, after enduring hardships and tribulations, the man without a formal education, Nobel, gradually grew into a scientist and inventor through hard work and persistent self-study.
Nobel had numerous inventions in his lifetime, obtaining 255 patents, including 129 related to explosives. His interest in invention was not limited to explosives. As an inventor and scientist, he had a rich imagination and an indomitable perseverance. He once studied synthetic rubber and artificial silk, conducted experiments to improve records, telephones, batteries, and light components, and even attempted to synthesize gemstones. Although the results of these studies were not as significant as his work on explosives, his spirit of exploration left a deep impression on later generations.
Nobel devoted his entire life to the cause of science. He lived a life of bachelorhood, spending most of his time in the laboratory. He was humble and cautious, kind and loyal to others. He refused praise and did not allow newspapers to publish his photos or portraits. Long-term intensive work led to his exhaustion, but even in his final moments, he was still concerned with the research of new explosives. On December 10, 1896, this great scientist, great inventor, and experimentalist passed away suddenly due to a heart attack.