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Alfred Nobel ____ in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 October 1833.
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Nobel was a very talented person. He was fluent in several languages, and ____ poetry and drama. At the age of 17, Alfred could speak and write in Swedish, Russian, French, English and German.
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However, Alfred Nobel ____ famous as a scientist, inventor, businessman and founder of the Nobel Prizes.
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His main interests ____ chemistry and physics.
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In 1866 Alfred Nobel ____ a new material which he called “dynamite.”
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After making this invention Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, Nobel did not want to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks ____ his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made great contribution to mankind.
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First, ____ five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace.
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Economics _____ added in 1968.
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Every year ___ the tenth of December, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money), are presented to the winners.
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Americans have won a lot of science awards, but ____ literature prizes.
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In the history of Nobel's prizes some people _____ two prizes, but this is very rare
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