The Nobel week is set to begin on Monday with the announcement of the coveted prize in the field of medicine. The week-long announcements in the field of physics, chemistry, literature, economic sciences, and peace will honour the best of humanity.

But do you know how the Nobel Prize came into existence, and that it has a history related to brute force that has immense capability of destruction?

It was the invention of dynamite that not only transformed construction and mining but also set the stage for one of the most prestigious awards in human history — the Nobel Prize.

FROM INVENTION TO FORTUNE

In 1867, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel patented dynamite, a safer and more stable form of nitroglycerin.

Before dynamite, nitroglycerin was notoriously volatile, causing countl

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