The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
To his sister-in-law: What a contrast between us! You live a warm and glowing life, surrounded by loved ones whom you care for and… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
Lawyers have to make a living, and can only do so by inducing people to believe that a straight line is crooked. — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
I am not aware that I have deserved any notoriey, and I have no taste for its buzz. — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge. — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
“The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations, it is to be hoped, will recoil from… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
