Nobels 'Dynamite' Prizes for Peace etc.:

In 1888 Alfred Nobel was mortified to read his own obituary headed "The Merchant of Death is Dead." in a French Newspaper. - It was his brother Ludvig who had died.

This assessment of his life didn't seem to slow him down very much - as six years later in 1894 he bought the Bofors iron and steel mill company and transformed it into a major armaments manufacturer of cannon.

  Alfred Nobel. 1833 - 1896.

When he did die in 1896 the last version of his will astonished society by ordering that his fortune be used for prizes rewarding those who have conferred "the greatest benefit on mankind" in physics, chemistry, peace, physiology (or medicine), and literature.

Nobels best known achievement was  stabilising Nitrogycerine - an unstable clear oily explosive fluid - by soaking the shock-sensitive chemical into wads of absorbent material like sawdust or clay - to create dynamite.

Nobel specified that the Peace Prize be administered and awarded by a Norwegian committee - while the others were to be controlled by a committee in Stockholm Sweden.

 Nobel Prize Medal.

 

The Nobel family descendants, and panel members have objected to the way the prizes are politically awarded and have threatened to withdraw their name from the awards. - Indeed, a contrived "Nobel Prize" for economics has been awarded by the Swedish Central Bank 'in memory of Alfred Nobel' to American (later repeatedly-bankrupted) financier- bankers - for their expertise!

 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun From the 1930-40s.

 

 

The famous "Bofors" anti-aircraft gun was not developed until long after Nobels death. The real Nobel Prizes are only awarded to living persons and are accompanied with large cash rewards for the recipients.

Bofors were acquired in 2000 by United Defense Industries (UDI) of America - and they were in turn acquired by the British multinational conglomerate BAE Systems - big in defence, security & aviation. - BAE Systems have stated that they no longer make landmines or cluster bombs - but they continue to (indirectly) make nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines.

 

- Could someone nominate me for a Nobel prize for my 'beneficial blogging' services to the shooters of the world - please? - I could do with the cash. - I would be pleased to offer to share some of it with Hickok45.

 



Marty K