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The Nobel Prizes were established ___1___ the Swedish
inventor, Alfred
Bernhard Nobel. Nobel was the ___2___ of dynamite.
Although his invention
___3___ him much wealth and fame, Nobel realized
___4___
destructive dynamite could be. His own brother was
killed ___5___ an
explosion ___6___ working in the laboratory. Nobel thus
___7___ a
lot of time and energy promoting world peace to
reduce the need to ___8___
dynamite in war. He also advocated the settlement of
conflicts ___9___ diplomatic means. Before Nobel died, he gave away his
___10___ to
establish a fund. Every
year, the interest ___11___ this fund was to be given to
the ___12___
who has done the most good ___13___ mankind in that
year. There are
awards in the ___14___ of physics, chemistry, medicine
and literature.
The ___15___ prestigious award, however, is
___16___ Nobel
Peace Prize. This is given to the person ___17___ has
done the most to ___18___ world peace.
___19___ of the most famous persons to
have
___20___ the award was Mahatma Gandhi of India. |
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The Nobel Prizes were established
by the Swedish
inventor, Alfred
Bernhard Nobel. Nobel was the
inventor of dynamite.
Although his invention
brought him much wealth and fame, Nobel realized
how
destructive dynamite could be. His own brother was
killed in an
explosion while working in the laboratory. Nobel thus
spent a
lot of time and energy promoting world peace to
reduce the need to use
dynamite in war. He also advocated the settlement of
conflicts through diplomatic means. Before Nobel died, he gave away his
money to
establish a fund. Every
year, the interest from this fund was to be given to
the person
who has done the most good
for mankind in that
year. There are
awards in the fields/areas of physics, chemistry, medicine
and literature.
The most prestigious award, however, is
the Nobel
Peace Prize. This is given to the person
who has
done the most to
promote world peace.
One of the most famous persons to
have
received the award was Mahatma Gandhi of India. |
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