what discovery did nobel make?
He held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous.
Alfred Nobel
 He held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous.
story behind the nursery rhyme london bridge is falling down UNANSWERABLE what is this rhyme's origin? The oldest extant version could be that recalled by a correspondent to the "Gentleman's Magazine" in 1823, which he claimed to have heard from a woman who was a child in the reign of Charles II . how is the damage explained? It was damaged in a major fire in 1633, but in the fire of 1666 this damage acted as a fire break and prevented the flames from further damaging the bridge and crossing to the south side of the Thames. what is its legacy? It has  been referenced in both literature and popular culture - appearing, for example, at the climax of T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" . what is the profession of eliot? He was a  poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. what are some of his works as a poet? "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" , "The Hollow Men", "Ash Wednesday", "Four Quartets", "Murder in the Cathedral", and others. where was he born? UNANSWERABLE has he been honored for his work? : He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". who are the other recipients of this award? Frederic Mistral ,José Echegaray ,Karl Gjellerup and Henrik Pontoppidan. who is this award named after? Alfred Nobel. was this award criticized? The prize has "become widely seen as a political one – a peace prize in literary disguise", whose judges are prejudiced against authors with political tastes different from theirs. are there any similar international awards? The Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the Franz Kafka Prize and others.
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Alfred Nobel [SEP] Introduction
Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( , ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him. He owned Bofors, which he redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Having read a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prize. His name also survives in companies such as Dynamit Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are descendants of mergers with companies that Nobel established.