It was on this date, December 10, 1896, that Alfred Nobel died. Exactly five years to the day, the first Nobel prizes were award in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
In his will, Nobel directed that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund in which the interest would be “annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.”
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