1. The Nobel Prizes

2. Alfred Nobel

3. Biographical Accounts
Alfred Nobel ( ) was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, He was fluent in several languages, and wrote poetry and drama. Nobel was also very interested in social and peace-related issues.

4. Immanuel Nobel Andriette Nobel

5. Immanuel Nobel,
the inventor
One of his inventions

6. Painting by Immanuel Nobel demonstrating his sea or naval mines to the Tsar of Russia.

7. Alfred’s mother Andriette Nobel
Alfred's mother, born Andriette Ahlsell, came
from a wealthy family.
In 1837 Immanuel Nobel and his family left Stockholm to start a new career in Russia. To support the family, Andriette Nobel started a grocery store which provided a modest income.
Andriette Nobel

8. The invention was made in 1866
The invention was made in Alfred got a patent or legal right of ownership on this material the next year. He named it "dynamite." He also invented a detonator or blasting cap which could be set off by lighting a fuse.

9. "Wealthy, highly-educated elderly gentleman seeks lady, versed in languages, as secretary." The most qualified applicant turned out to be a woman, Bertha Kinsky. After working a very short time for Nobel she decided to marry Arthur von Suttner. In spite of this Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner remained friends. Over the years Bertha von Suttner became a prominent figure in the peace movement. No doubt this influenced Alfred Nobel when he wrote his final will which was to include a Prize for persons who promoted peace. Several years after the death of Alfred Nobel, the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) decided to award the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize to Bertha von Suttner.

10. When Nobel's will was made known after his death in San Remo on 10 December 1896, this immediately created a great international sensation.

11. Alfred Nobel’s final will

12. The first Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in 1901 at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm.

13. Norway and Sweden are situated in Scandinavia, northern Europe
Norway and Sweden are situated in Scandinavia, northern Europe. Oslo is the capital of Norway and Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

14. a Nobel diploma, a medal, and 10 million Swedish crowns
The Nobel Prizes
a Nobel diploma, a medal, and 10 million Swedish crowns

15. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists of a medal, personal diploma and a cash award.

16. This is how the hall, where the ceremony takes place, looks like.

17. Monument to Nobel in the Hall

18. Ceremony

19. The duty of the princess is to be present at the ceremony.

20. That’s how the laureates should look like at the ceremony.

21. A piece of Ahtisaari’s speech.
Only very few of us can become peace mediators at a high international level.  But we can all be peace mediators at a national or local level, in the neighborhood, at schools, or in families. In this respect universities and schools can make valuable contributions. Ahtisaari has put it as follows: "We must all look in the mirror and ask ourselves have I done my best for peace."

22. Interesting Facts about Nobel Prize:
549 Nobel Prizes!
Were given to one Laureate
Shared by two Laureates
Shared by three Laureates
Physics 47 29
Chemistry 63 22 18
Medicine 38 31 33
Literature
100 4 -
Peace 62 28 2
Economic Sciences 16 5
Total number:
332
130 87

23. Years when Nobel Prize wasn’t given.
Physics
1916, 1931, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1942
Chemistry
1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942
Medicine
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1942
Literature
1914, 1918, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Peace
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1972
Economic Sciences -

24. Only 43 Nobel Prizes were given to women!
Barbara McClintock
Toni Morrison
Marie Curie

25. Four Nobel Laureates have been forced by authorities to decline the Nobel Prize!
Richard Kuhn
Adolf Butenandt
Gerhard Domagk
Boris Pasternak

26. The Youngest Nobel Laureate is Lawrence Bragg.

27. The oldest Nobel Laureate is Leonid Hurwicz.

28. Two Nobel Laureates have declined the Nobel Prize!
Jean- Paul Sartre
Le Duc Tho

29. Three Nobel Laureates were in prison at the time of the award.
Carl von Ossietzky
Aung San Suu Kyi
Liu Xiaobo

30. Alfred Nobel is really a man bringing fame to others.