Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born

Date: 21 Oct 1833
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born

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01Nobelprize.org, Alfred Nobel - His Life and Work [online], Available at www.nobelprize.org [Accessed: 18 October 2013]
02Bio.com, Alfred Nobel biography [online], Available at www.biography.com [Accessed: 18 October 2013]

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South African History Online. (2012, October 17). Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093838

South African History Online (2012) 'Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born', South African History Online, 17 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093838 (Accessed: 20 August 2026).

South African History Online, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093838, (accessed 20 August 2026).

"Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born." South African History Online, 17 Oct. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093838. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite after whom the Nobel prize is named, is born." South African History Online. October 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093838.