Alfred Nobel- Man behind the Prizes Nobel invented dynamite in 1866 and later built up companies and laboratories in more than 20 countries all over the world. a holder of more than 350 patents, he also wrote poetry and drama and even seriously considered becoming a writer The idea of giving away his fortune was no passing fancy for Nobel. Efforts to promote peace were close to his heart and he derived intellectual pleasure from literature, while science built the foundation for his own activities as a technological researcher and inventor On November 27, 1895, Nobel signed his final will and testament at the Swedish-Norwegian club in Paris. He died in: his home in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896Alfred Nobel – Man behind the Prizes Nobel invented dynamite in 1866 and later built up companies and laboratories in more than 20 countries all over the world. A holder of more than 350 patents, he also wrote poetry and drama and even seriously considered becoming a writer. The idea of giving away his fortune was no passing fancy for Nobel. Efforts to promote peace were close to his heart and he derived intellectual pleasure from literature, while science built the foundation for his own activities as a technologicalresearcher and inventor. On November 27, 1895, Nobel signed his final will and testament at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He died in his home in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896