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  2. Alfred Nobel - Wikipedia

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    Alfred Bernhard Nobel (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL, Swedish: [ˈǎlfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] ⓘ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes . [ 1 ]

  3. Dynamite - Wikipedia

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    Dynamite was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1866 and was the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder. Alfred Nobel's father, Immanuel Nobel , was an industrialist, engineer, and inventor.

  4. Timeline of explosives - Wikipedia

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    Dynamite is invented by Alfred Nobel by mixing nitroglycerin with silica. It is the first safely manageable explosive stronger than gunpowder. [12] 1867 The use of ammonium nitrate in explosives is patented in Sweden. [13] 1875 Gelignite, the first plastic explosive, is invented by Alfred Nobel. [14] [13] 1884

  5. Gelignite - Wikipedia

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    It was invented in 1875 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, who also invented dynamite. It is more stable than dynamite, but can still suffer from "sweating" or leaching out nitroglycerine. [1] [2] Its composition makes it easily moldable and safe to handle without protection, as long as it is not near anything capable of detonating it.

  6. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    1867: Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, the first safely manageable explosive stronger than black powder. 1867: Lucien B. Smith invents barbed wire, which Joseph F. Glidden will modify in 1874, leading to the taming of the West and the end of the cowboys.

  7. Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to trio of protein pioneers - AOL

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    The Nobel prizes were established in the will of dynamite inventor and wealthy businessman Alfred Nobel and are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest ...

  8. 1867 in science - Wikipedia

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    The year 1867 in science and technology involved many ... Alfred Nobel patents dynamite ... Spanish inventor Narcís Monturiol submerges his submarine Ictineo ...

  9. Nobel prize in physics goes to machine learning pioneers ...

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    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discoveries and inventions in machine learning that paved ...