title: Alfred Nobel--his life and work.
abstract: December 2001 marks 100 years since the first Nobel prizes were awarded. But who was Alfred Nobel, and how and why were the prizes that bear his name established?
authors.affiliation: Nobel e-Museum, PO Box 5232, SE-102 45 Stockholm, Sweden. nils.ringertz@nem.nobel.se
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ringertz
mesh_terms: D005582:Foundations / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000266:history; D009613:Nobel Prize; D012426:Russia; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin