"He invented dynamite -> Saw his obituary and it said he caused deaths -> Nobel prize to launder his reputation" is the story the Nobel family wants you to hear. And it's not wrong that the Nobel prizes are for reputation laundering, and it is remarkable that they just out and admit that.
But the Nobels were prolific weapons dealers, their name is still on an arms manufacturer. He ran Bofors, nobel dynamite and a Scottish explosive company. His dad made his fortune selling sea mines to the Russian empire.
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