The Weekend Playlist: Foyle's Cold War, A Second Look at Orphan Black. Sep 13, 2013 8:51 AM EDT. One war makes way for another as the incredibly durable Foyle's War, in its seventh Masterpiece Mystery! season on PBS, transitions from post-World War II intrigues to the ethically murky spy games of a burgeoning Cold War. I haven't got the requisiâ¦ Read more.
Alfred Nobel, in full Alfred Bernhard Nobel (born October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Swedenâdied December 10, 1896, San Remo, Italy), Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist, who invented dynamite and other, more powerful explosives and who also founded the Nobel Prizes.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born in Swedenâs capital city, Stockholm, on October 21, 1833. His father was Immanuel Nobel, a self-made engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who had been formally schooled only to the age of 14. His mother was Andriette Ahlsell, an accountantâs daughter. Although at first Immanuel Nobelâs business prospered, by the time Alfred was born, his father was bankrupt.