Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm in 1833. His father, a (success) engineer and inventor, was able, in 1842, to bring his family to St. Petersburg, where Alfred was given the first-class education by private teachers. By the age of 17, Alfred was fluent in several (language).
To widen Alfred's horizons, his father sent him abroad for further (train) in the chemical engineering. In Paris, he met the young Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero, invented nitroglycerine (硝化甘油) three years earlier, a highly explosive liquid. (interest) in nitroglycerine, over the years, Alfred himself performed so many experiments to make sure it could (put) into practical use in construction work. Eventually, he (found) factories and labs in 90 different places in more than 20 countries. Though he lived in Paris much of his life, he was (constant) traveling. When he was not traveling, he focused on the development of explosive technology and other chemical inventions. By the time his death in 1896, he had 355 patents (专利).
Alfred Nobel died in Sanremo, Italy, on December, 1896. When his will (遗嘱) was opened, it came as surprise that his fortune was to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.
