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Cover of “Pajarito Del Amor” by Yours Truly
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feel free to follow my ruminations.
“Pajarito Del Amor”: Me gusta toda sobre esta canci(o)n.
yo sé yo tengo la culpa yo sé te debo disculpas yo sé fuí perdiéndote yo sé yo tengo la culpa yo sé ya no hay excusas yo sé sigo amándote
Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of engineers. He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor. In 1894 Nobel purchased the Bofors iron and steel mill, which he made into a major armaments manufacturer. Nobel amassed a fortune during his lifetime. Most of his wealth was from his 355 inventions, of which dynamite is the most famous.
In 1888, Alfred was astonished to read his own obituary, titled ‘The merchant of death is dead’, in a French newspaper. As it was Alfred’s brother Ludvig who had died, the obituary was eight years premature. The article disconcerted Nobel and made him apprehensive about how he would be remembered. This inspired him to change his will.
To widespread astonishment, Nobel’s last will (pictured above) specified that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the “greatest benefit on mankind” in physics, chemistry, peace, physiology or medicine, and literature. Nobel bequeathed 94% of his total assets, 31 million SEK (c. US$186 million, €150 million in 2008), to establish the five Nobel Prizes.
