There are few biographical contradictions as clean or as consequential as Alfred Nobel's. The man who invented dynamite, held over 350 patents, and built a fortune supplying explosives to armies ...

The patent was awarded to Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis for their new product — work pants with riveted pockets. The storm killed 161 people and injured hundreds more, making it one of the deadliest ...

The honor, one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, went to the South Korean novelist for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical ...

Millions know about the Nobel Prize, but very few know who won the first Nobel Prize. Explore the history, facts, and achievements behind the inaugural award recipients.