Alfred Nobel

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Alfred NobelOctober 21, 1833 ~ November 23, 1896

Basic BIOGRAPHICAL Information

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The Life & Times of

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born in Stockholm, Sweden when he was 9 he moved to St. Petersburg, Russia he was educated at home travelled the world when he was 16 Alfred joined his father s business making war materials in Russia He was rich & famous but lonely

SETTING - when & where Where did the person grow up? What was society like then? Where did the person go later in life? What places were visited?3

Timeline: Timeline: The Life & Times of1833 1863 1864 1865 1873 1888 Born in Sweden Joined his father s business His younger brother died in an explosion Expanded his business into other countries Moved to Paris Brother, Ludvig died An obituary was written about Alfred showed him to be a warmonger someone who got rich selling weapons to kill people Moved to Italy Died of heart problems at 63 in Italy Left his money to a fund to give away prizes. First Nobel prizes given out

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1891 1896 1901PLOT

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Personal Information

He was smart and learned well at home His father had money and a business that Alfred could join Alfred worked with his brother Oscar Emil, his younger brother, died when he was 20 working with nitroglycerin

CHARACTER What events, training and education led to the person doing what they did? Who were the important people in this person s life? How did the person change as they got older?

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Accomplishments

Invented dynamite - a safer way to blast Gave money to charities Left his fortune to create prizes in:

Science Literature Peace

Swedish government inspired by him & set up an Economics prize

CONFLICT & RESOLUTION What did the person do that made them worthy of being remembered & having a book written about them? What obstacles did the person encounter along the way? How were they overcome? How did the person feel about their life s work?

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How I feel about

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I admire his work ethic - he continued to work at doing things even after he was rich enough to not want for more I like that he had a sense of curiosity I respect that he was concerned about the people around him and those who would live after him I value family & family was important to Albert I think it is sad that although Albert was rich, he did not find personal happiness

PERSONAL CONNECTION & REFLECTION What did I find interesting about this person? Do I admire this person? Does their life inspire me to do anything?7

More Interesting Facts

He became very rich but was still lonely People did not see him the way he saw himself Despite his riches he died alone among people who did not speak his native language. He was able leave a worthwhile legacy and his money continues to benefit many

TEXT TO SELF CONNECTION Of the information that I read, these are the things that I found to be interesting that were not part of the assigned learning presented in the previous slides.

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Print Source UsedTitle AuthorCopyright Date

Alfred Nobel Michael Webb 1991 660.092 WEB

Inventor of Dynamite

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Simplified BIBLIOGRAPHY

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OnOn-line Sources

Google Imageshttp://images.google.ca/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

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A Snapshot ofWhen did this person live?

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1833 - 1896 France, Italy

Where did this person Sweden, live & work for the most of their life? What did this person accomplish in their life. What was their life s work? Why is this person well known? Who did she benefit?Was

a businessman who developed & sold dynamite

Invented dynamite Created the Nobel prizes Miners & construction crews researchers

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SUMMARY

Biography PowerPoint Project ObjectivesTopic of Research: Non-Fiction ~ Biography NonSkills: Creating a PowerPoint Presentation Created for: Grade 4 Language Arts class Teacher: Ms. Butch & Miss Berndl Date: January 2010 Created by: E2B2

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