American Literature and the Nobel Prize: Multimedia

Alfred Nobel lived from 1833 to 1896. In his will, Nobel left approximately $100 million to the fund that annually awards prizes to scientists for their discoveries in physics, chemistry,and medicine, and to writers and peacemakers. It was a move that shocked his family. In this Film Idea's video, explore Nobel's early life,his love of physics and chemistry, his experiments, and his creation of dynamite.

Alfred Nobel is more widely recognized for peace than he is for inventing dynamite. He decided to change his legacy after seeing himself referred to as the "Merchant of Death" despite the fact that his invention had actually been used very little in war.