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The origin of the Nobel Prize, driven by Alfred Nobel's desire to reshape his legacy after reading his own premature, negative obituary.
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Nobel had the same idea. He's like, I know where I'm gifted. I'm gifted financially, I'm gifted in invention, but I can, I'm not gifted in the actual management of other human beings. So he found people to do that.
This is where Alfred, I just ran over my own point. This is where Alfred tells his brother to make peace with the Rothschilds and the Ro
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Ezra Klein • Abundance
elle organisa d’innombrables réunions pacifistes et le triomphe de sa vie fut qu’elle éveilla la conscience d’Alfred Nobel, l’inventeur de la dynamite, et le convainquit, pour réparer le mal qu’il avait fait avec sa dynamite, de fonder le prix Nobel de la paix et de l’entente internationale. Elle
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An analysis of Alfred Nobel's core traits—brains, discipline, and enterprise—and his father's philosophy on knowledge as the ultimate asset.
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This is a description of a young Alfred. And these are personality traits I think he has his entire life. Brains, discipline, and enterprise. He is, let's see, how old is he? Eight years old at the time. His teacher's praise made Alfred feel special.
The frail boy who had such difficulty asserting himself among his older brothers and their friends
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