Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident in 1928. He noticed that mold had contaminated his petri dishes and killed surrounding bacteria. Percy Spencer, an engineer, discovered that ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to three economists, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson on 14 ...

After all, we want you to have the best experience. The Nobel Peace Center is the museum about the Nobel Peace Prize. The permanent installations and the Nobel Peace Prize Exhibitions tell the story ...

The Nobel Prizes were established by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will, aiming to honor advancements in science, literature, and peace. The first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 was ...

Alfred Nobel, famously known as the 'dynamite king,' seemed an unlikely figure to establish a peace prize. His family had a history tied to war; his father, Immanuel, built armaments and mines for ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Those born this date are under the sign of Libra. -- Swedish chemist/industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of ...

They include: Advertisement -- English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1772 -- Swedish chemist/industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, in 1833 -- Jazz ...

Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL, 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most ...