Alfred Nobel (9)

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Alfred Nobel ____ in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 October 1833. 

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.

However, Alfred Nobel ____ famous as a scientist, inventor, businessman and founder of the Nobel Prizes.

His main interests ____ chemistry and physics.

In 1866 Alfred Nobel ____ a new material which he called “dynamite.”

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.

First, ____ five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace.

Economics _____ added in 1968.

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.

Americans have won a lot of science awards, but ____ literature prizes.

In the history of Nobel's prizes some people _____ two prizes, but this is very rare