Nobel had an excellent scientific mind and loved to tackle problems in his chemistry laboratories. By 1859 he had begun the experiment with one of his explosives (nitroglycerin). His new explosive was named “dynamite” and patented in 1867. Although he was often called the Lord of Dynamite, Nobel was strongly opposed to the military uses of his inventions. But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money on scientific discoveries. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries and established a worldwide web of corporations for the manufacture and the sale of his inventions. |