Chapter 1
The explosive mistake that changed history
Chapter 2
Science at the absolute limit
Chapter 3
Voices of peace and paper
Chapter 4
Secrets, snubs, and gold medals
YOUR GOAL
Master of The explosive story of the Nobel prize
Ch 1 · The explosive mistake that changed history
diego Alfred Nobel's Obituary
Read his own death, rewrote his last will, made the Nobel Prize!
diego Alfred Nobel bypassed lawyers to write a secret will that shocked his family and the world.
diego A newspaper's mistake gave Alfred Nobel a terrifying preview of how the world would remember him.
BETA
diego Dodge explosive mishaps to discover how Alfred Nobel turned his biggest regrets into global prizes.
Fun Fact
Premature obituary: A French newspaper mistakenly published Alfred Nobel's obituary eight years before he died, calling him a merchant of death.
Glossary
obituary (noun)
A notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased. In 1888, a French newspaper's premature obituary of Alfred Nobel inspired him to create the Nobel Prizes.
A notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased. In 1888, a French newspaper's premature obituary of Alfred Nobel inspired him to create the Nobel Prizes.
Quiz
On what specific date are the Nobel Prizes awarded each year to mark Alfred's death?