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Alfred Nobel: Pacifist or Merchant of Death?


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Ep: 006  Alfred Nobel's life up until he became a young adult is a rag to riches, to rag, to riches story.  That rollercoaster ended when he invented dynamite in 1866 and he became one of the wealthiest men of his time. Why was Nobel almost obsessed to create dynamite?  Hear Alfred's story up to and after his death when the Nobel Prize was created.

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History BriefsBy Brad Shreve