199 - Alfred Nobel and The Nobel Prize
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And the Nobel Prize for best podcast about The Nobel Prize and its founder Alfred Nobel goes... to this episode. Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel's most famous creation was dynamite. It made him incredibly rich, but also controversial due to the people that dynamite and his weapons factories killed. When considering his post death legacy, he decided to pull off the greatest rebrand in history and donate his enormous fortune to found a set of prizes in his honour. This is the history of the Nobel Prizes.Buy tickets to our upcoming live shows here: https://dogoonpod.com/events/Vote for Dave to be Australia's Pie Guy, (you do have to be in Australia or use a VPN)https://gourmetpieguy.brumbys.com.au/profile/dave-warneke/See Matt and Jess live:https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigshttps://www.jessperkins.com.au/showsOur website: dogoonpod.comSupport the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodSubmit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-TopicNEW MERCH SHOP: https://dogoon.bigcartel.com/Matt's Merch: https://mattstewartcomedy.com/shopTwitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: [email protected] out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasREFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:http://theconversation.com/the-curious-history-of-the-nobel-peace-prize-66609https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nobel-Prizehttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/12-surprising-facts-about-nobel-prizes/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/facts/facts-on-the-nobel-peace-prize/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-Nobelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prizehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/nobel_alfred.shtml Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.