ALFRED NOBEL ALFRED NOBEL was born on the 21 st of October 1833 in case you dont know anything about him he is the inventor of dynamite and the Nobel peace prize Early Life He worked in his dads arms factory at a young age as well as most of his eight brothers. They were not very wealthy because the arms factory was not making a very big profit He worked in his dads arms factory at a young age as well as most of his eight brothers. They were not very wealthy because the arms factory was not making a very big profit FAMILY Caroline his mother tried hard to feed the family and 2 brothers died by accidental explosions which drove him to make a safer explosive Caroline his mother tried hard to feed the family and 2 brothers died by accidental explosions which drove him to make a safer explosive DYNAMITE Dynamite is made of nitro-glycerine- an absorbent substance. It was used for jobs in mines, and also outlaws use them for blowing holes in vaults or armoured wagons! The Mistake Alfred's brother Ludvig died a newspaper published that Alfred himself had died Alfred's brother Ludvig died a newspaper published that Alfred himself had died The paper wrote bad things about his invention of dynamite The paper wrote bad things about his invention of dynamite He then wanted people to think he was good so he formed the Nobel Prize He then wanted people to think he was good so he formed the Nobel Prize The Nobel prize The Nobel Prize was awarded for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Prize was awarded for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. There have been 7 Irish winners There have been 7 Irish winners John Hume was our most recent winner for peace John Hume was our most recent winner for peace Alfred's Death Alfred died of stroke on the December He left 31,225,000 kroner (worth 250 Million dollars in 2008) to fund the prizes creators Created by Conor and Kyle Created by Conor and Kyle Special thanks to Google images Special thanks to Google images