A pacifist at heart and an inventor by nature, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. However, the invention that he thought would end all wars was seen by many others as an extremely deadly product.
HBO Receives 126 Emmy Nominations; Jeff Daniels Recognized for The Newsroom. This is the third consecutive year that Daniels has been tapped for his role as Will McAvoy. He previously won in 2013.
The Newsroom usually mines most of its drama from the real-life news stories that its fictional characters are covering. But the most dramatic moments of the series' penultimate episode originated within the newsroom itself.