The Invention That Changed Everything
He Read His Own Obituary and It Changed History Forever
Nobel's premature obituary in 1888 called him the Merchant of Death and said he had become rich by finding ways to kill more people faster. He was so horrified that he rewrote his will, devoting 94% of his $265 million fortune to create the Nobel Prizes. The inventor of dynamite created the world's most prestigious peace award.