After reading everything I could about its founder, I have been shocked with your story.
It was rich with invensión of dynamite. He was a pupil of who discovered nitroglycerin and found a way to stabilize the latter through an organic base. It is assumed that he invented for use in mining, but we know similar history with the "father of the atomic bomb" ...
Well, the death of a brother was mistaken for him and published an "affectionate" obituary that said "Dr. Alfred Nobel Who Became Rich by Finding Ways to kill more people faster than ever Before, Died yesterday. "(Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill people faster than ever before, died yesterday). Apparently you how scared I was going to be remembered and for years was coming up the way to transcend to a positive (I wonder if he acted his ego or his love of immortality, only?). This is how it is born of the Nobel Prize, will that part of his wealth was to create a foundation to administer these funds and interest earned on investment funds, were given away to people who stand out in 5 areas. Goes like this:
" All of what remains of my fortune will be prepared as follows: capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund whose interest will be distributed each year in the form of prizes to those who during the preceding year have made the greatest benefit on mankind. Such interest shall be divided into five equal parts, to be distributed as follows: one part to the person who made the discovery or invention more important in the field of physics , a party to the person who made the discovery or improvement most important element of chemistry, one part to the person who has done the most important discovery within the field of physiology and medicine, one part to the person who has produced outstanding work the idealistic trend within the field of laliteratura and part to the person who has worked harder or better for fraternity between nations, abolition or reduction of standing armies and the holding and promotion of peace processes . The prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Physiology and Medicine will be awarded by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, the literature by the Academy in Stockholm, and the advocates of peace, by a committee of five persons elected by the Storting (Parliament) of Norway. It is my express wish that in granting these awards, not taking into account the nationality of the candidates, but are more deserving of receiving the prize, whether Scandinavian or not . "
And with this will let the cream. Named institutions were completely unaware of this determination dictatorial, not refuse, a prize on merit without discrimination. Apparently all seemed like a great idea, the Foundation held soon, smart people were able to manage the cash, enriched the funds were tax free, the Swiss, Swedes and Norwegians were happily ever after. Of course, not forever because to change anything other than Hitler ruined (temporarily) was the Nobel Prize. Today, the assets controlled by the Foundation are very high, equivalent to U.S. $ 600 million, so it is clear that administrators have done an excellent job.
On whom
have been, well, there are hundreds of stories, including our Gabriela Mistral. The only award I do not understand, after reading more again and again, is given the current U.S. president, will be a sarcasm? dark and perverted joke? really there was nobody better in that category this year? clearly a mystery (it will withdraw some day as a Kissinger?).
Anyway, this is how this man is known for its Nobel prizes and not famous as the inventor of dynamite. And apparently no one else has managed to transcend this scale with a unique and timeless testament. If you go to Sweden do not forget to visit the Museum.
Amazing!
(I guess in 100 years Cardoen Awards in Chile, with its categories: the discovery of new drugs to improve the profitability of the pharmaceutical industry, awarded by the Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry of Chile AG, the discovery new ways of distorting the truth over politics, awarded by the Chilean Academy of Social Sciences, Political and Moral; discovery of how to make the poor poorer without them knowing that they are poor, awarded by the Foundation to Overcome Poverty ; to the most outstanding work to reduce the interest for equal education and totalitarian, granted by the Superintendent of Education, and finally to the most beautiful person in the country given by the Instituto Luis Mezza. The awards would be given at the Casino de Colchagua.)
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