Why were the Nobel Prizes named after Alfred Nobel?

Answer 1

Eight years prior to his death, on 13 April 1888, Alfred Nobel read an obituary to himself. Although it was his brother Ludwig who had actually died, the obituary described Alfred Nobel's own achievements, believing it was he who had died. The obituary condemned Nobel for inventing dynamite, an explosive which caused the deaths of so many. It is said that this experience led Nobel to choose to leave a better legacy to the world after his death.

Nobel regretted that his invention was used for such destructive purposes and methods (and made people have such a negative impression of him), that he willed that after his death, he would leave a much better legacy than during his life. So, he set up an award system, now called the Nobel Prize, so that when people do things that are extraordinarily beneficial to humans or who perform great actions to serve the human race and the world, that the most outstanding person would be awarded the prize. The prizes are given to "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind." The prize is awarded every December 10th, in Stockholm, commemorating when Nobel died (to the date) and where he was born. Nobel died on 10 December 1896 at the age of 63.

Answer 2

Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist, established the Nobel Prizes in his will as a way to award those who have made significant contributions to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. Nobel's creation of the prizes was influenced by his desire to leave a positive legacy and be remembered for more than just his invention of dynamite.

Answer 3

It's named after him because he donated A LOT of money to the Nobel peace the prize- here's a website that tells you about him, the nobel peace prize stuff is towards the bottom. http://www.school-for-champions.com/biographies/nobel.htm Further information: Alfred Nobel instigated the awards. Eight years prior to his death, on 13 April 1888, Nobel read an obituary to himself. Although it was his brother Ludwig who had actually died, the obituary described Alfred Nobel's own achievements, believing it was he who had died. The obituary condemned Nobel for inventing dynamite, an explosive which caused the deaths of so many. This led Nobel to choose to leave a better legacy to the world after his death. On 27 November 1895 at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his enormously wealthy estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality.

Answer 4

from my best knowledge he had discovered dynamite but in the process lost his brother in an accidental explosion, thus creating the Nobel peace prize, in which states"to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." he was a pacifist who believed in hurting no one, and wanted no one to use his invention to harm any one else along with any other scientific discovery.

Answer 5

Nobel opened the paper one morning to find his obituary which called him "the dynamite king." In actuality it was his brother who had died, but Nobel decided he did not want to be remembered only as someone who brought destruction to the world through his work. He set up the foundation to promote peace and advancements in other major fields of importance such as literature, physics, mathematics, and medicine.

Answer 6

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and was concerned about its consequences and therefore he initiated the peace prize to enhance the prospects for peace for the world.

Answer 7

The Nobel Prizes are intended to recognize and reward great human achievements in art, science, and politics.

Answer 8

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. He wanted the profits of his work to do good so he started the awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature.

Answer 9

Since he created the awards, and provided the money to fund them, it seemed like the right thing to do.