What are you doing? I am dusting the dust of my prizes. They are the best prizes I have. Hey, Keithan, when did you get this? I was the star of the day that day. How do I look in it? Keithan, these may be your best prizes, but I am going to tell you about the best prize in the world and who founded it? Alfred Noble, the merchant of death and also the founder of the Noble prize. He was a scientist, chemist, engineer, inventor and also the founder of the Noble prizes. On 21st October 1833 Alfred Bernard Noble was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Alfred Noble was the third son of Immanuel Noble and Carolina and Reeta Noble and he was the third of eight children of his parents. And only Alfred and his three brothers survived past childhood. His father was a Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist. Alfred was prone to illness as a child but he enjoyed a close relationship with his mother. He was interested in explosives and he learnt the fundamentals of engineering from his father. He was a competent chemist by the age of 16 and was fluent in English, French, German and Russian as well as Swedish. As a young man, Noble studied with chemist Nikolai Zainin, then in 1850 he went to Paris. He was so much in love with chemistry in 1851 at the age of 18 he went to the United States for one year to study. Noble devoted himself to the study of explosives especially to the saved man's factory and use of nitroglycerin, a colorless liquid but also a high explosive that is so unstable that at the slightest jolt impact or friction can cause it to spontaneously detonate. On 3rd September 1864 a shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory killing five people including Noble's younger brother, Imel. Noble found out that when nitroglycerin was incorporated in an absorbent inert substance like Kisalga, it became safer and more convenient to handle. This picture he patented in the 1867 as dynamite. It was the first safely manageable explosive that was stronger than black powder. Dynamite was paid entered in the US and the UK and was used extensively in mining and the building of transport networks internationally. In 1875, Noble invented Jellignite, a transparent jelly-like substance, more stable and powerful than dynamite. It was adopted as the standard technology for mining in the age of engineering, bringing Noble a great amount of financial success. Noble's invention of Ballastite, the precursor of many modern smogless powder explosives and it is still used as a rocket propellant and in 1887 he patented it. Noble had acquired 355 patents worldwide. Nobleum is a synthetic chemical element with a symbol N.O. and the atomic number 102. It is named in honor of Alfred Noble. Alfred's brother Ludwig died while visiting Kans and a French newspaper mistakenly published Alfred's or Butary. It condemned him for his invention of military explosives. The orbutry stated, Le Merchant Le Est Morth Est Morth. The merchant of death is dead and went on to say, Dr. Alfred Noble who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before died yesterday. Alfred was disappointed with what he read and was concerned that this is how he would be remembered. On 27th November 1895 at the Swedish Norway club in Paris, Noble signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality. The Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of chemistry, medicine, peace, literature and physics. Noble Prizes were first awarded in 1901. On 10th December 1896 he suffered a stroke and died at the age of 63 in San Remo 18. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his villa. If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied, said Alfred Noble. Thanks for watching. If you like this video then please like. Share it with all your friends and family members. Subscribe and comment on what more videos you would like to see. And a big shout out to a friend Azim who has started a channel called The Fact Factory. You are recommended to check it out. The link in the description below. Thanks for watching. Bye bye.