Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, and his transition from arms manufacturer to founder of the Nobel Prize is ...

The Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world—but who was the man behind them? As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur has ...

The Nobel Prize season ended last month when winners of the six different awards were announced for their outstanding accomplishments in fields ranging from medicine to literature. But over the years, ...

You probably know the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel as the founder of the Nobel Prize and the inventor of dynamite, but he created even more than that over his lifetime, with 355 patents in his name by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year's winners of the Nobel Prize – considered one of the most prestigious honors in the world – will be announced beginning ...

The first Jewish recipients were Tobias Asser (1911), a Dutch lawyer was honored for his work on international law and the ...