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# Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. Nobel is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. He worked on various important contributions and inventions to science, holding 355 patents during his life

##  Quotes by Alfred Bernhard Nobel

> [“I am a misanthrope, but exceedingly benevolent; I am very cranky, and am a super-idealist. ... I can digest philosophy better than food.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-bernhard-nobel/i-am-a-misanthrope-but-exceedingly-benevolent-i-am-very-cranky-and-am/)

[Alfred Bernhard Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-bernhard-nobel/)

[Benevolent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a50/alfred-bernhard-nobel-92323_benevolent_i-am-a-misanthrope-but-exceedingly-benev_318613.jpg)

> [“The capital ... shall form a fund, the interest of which shall be distributed annually as prizes to those persons who shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-bernhard-nobel/the-capital-shall-form-a-fund-the-interest-of-which-shall-be/)

[Alfred Bernhard Nobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-bernhard-nobel/)

[Chemistry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chemistry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/alfred-bernhard-nobel-92323_chemistry_the-capital-shall-form-a-fund-the-intere_1440420.jpg)

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