2.  Born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden  Died on December 10, 1896 (aged 63) in Sanremo, Italy  Resting place - Norra begravningsplatsen, Stockholm  Occupation - Chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite.  The synthetic element nobelium  The Nobel Prize

3.  An explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth (kieselguhr) as an adsorbent.  Patented in 1867  Redhill, Surrey, England  Gelignite(also blasting gelatin) was patented in 1876

5.  Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate on November 27, 1895  He died of a stroke on December 10, 1896 at Sanremo, Italy  31 million kronor  First three of these prizes are in physical science, chemistry and medical science or physiology.  The fourth is for literary work

7.  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry  Karolinska Institute is responsible for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine  The Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in Literature  Committee of five persons are elected by the Norwegian Parliament for the Nobel Peace Prize.  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was given the task to select the Economics Prize Laureates starting in 1969.

8.  There are 797 Nobel Laureates in the world.  777 individuals and 20 organisations  Some laureates and organisations have been awarded more than once.  Lawrence Bragg  Leonia Hurwicz  Only 34 Nobel Laureates have been women and the remaining 743 were men.