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Nobel, Alfred Bernhard

Pronunciation: /nəʊˈbɛl/

Definition of Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
  • (1833–96), Swedish chemist and engineer. He invented dynamite (1866), gelignite, and other high explosives, making a large fortune which enabled him to endow the prizes that bear his name.

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