Alfred Nobel
Submitted by madnotes on May 22, 2008
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Alfred Nobel
The years before Alfred Nobel was born would set the stage for his childhood and the rest of his life. His father, Immanuel Nobel, was an accomplished industrialist in Sweden. In 1832, through a series of bad investments and a streak of bad luck, including and a fire that resulted in the destruction of their home, Immanuel was forced to declare bankruptcy. As a result of this, the family moved twice before settling in a small apartment on the outskirts of Stockholm.
On October 21, 1833, Alfred Bernard Nobel was born in a room on the second floor of the apartment building that his father moved the family to after the fire. After barely surviving the birthing process, Alfred...
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