1. The Nobel Prizes

2. Sweden is … … a country in Scandinavia where the ceremony of awarding the Nobel Prizes takes place. Alfred Nobel is … a Swedish engineer and chemist who invented dynamite, the founder of the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prize is … the award for the most progressive achievements. Nobel laureate is … a person who received the Nobel Prize.

3. Alfred Nobel

4. Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 1833. He was fluent in several languages, and wrote poetry and drama. Nobel was also very interested in social and peace-related issues. Biographical Accounts

5. Immanuel Nobel Andriette Nobel

6. Immanuel Nobel, the inventor One of his inventions

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

8. 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. Alfred’s mother

9. The invention was made in 1866. 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.

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

14. This is how the hall, where the ceremony takes place, looks like. The Hall

15. Monument to Nobel in the Hall

16. Ceremony

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

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

19. Only 43 Nobel Prizes were given to women! Marie Curie Barbara McClintockToni Morrison

20. The Youngest Nobel Laureate is Lawrence Bragg

21. The oldest Nobel Laureate is Leonid Hurwicz.

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