Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Syllabification: (No·bel, Alfred Bernhard)Pronunciation: /nōˈbel/Definition of Nobel, Alfred Bernhard (1833–96), Swedish chemist, engineer, and philanthropist. He invented dynamite in 1866, making a large fortune that enabled him to endow the prizes that bear his name. Nobel, Alfred Bernhard in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Nobel, Alfred Bernhard in the British & World English dictionary