Uncovered Patents Belonging to Alfred Nobel found in Sweden
In a fascinating discovery, the patents of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, famously known as the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the Nobel Prize, have been unearthed after nearly 50 years. The documents were found in a summer house by a couple from southern Sweden's Blekinge region.
These rediscovered patents provide a unique glimpse into Nobel's life and offer an idea of "what life must have been like 150 years ago" and of how Nobel traveled through Europe. Nobel, known as a globetrotter, earned the nickname "the richest vagabond in the world."
One of the patents, from 1865, is particularly interesting as it comes from a crucial period in Nobel's career when he was "on his way to inventing dynamite." The patent, from a very early phase of Alfred Nobel's career as an inventor, according to the director of the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Ulf Larsson.
Nobel lived and worked in Sweden, Russia, Germany, France, the United States, England, and Italy before inventing dynamite. To protect his patents and avoid transporting dangerous explosives over long distances, Nobel founded companies in several countries.
The exact origin of how the patents ended up in the summer house is unclear. However, Hanna Stjarne, the head of the Nobel Foundation, received a call from someone working at an auction house regarding the discovery of the patents. The documents are of "great significance" and the Nobel Foundation aims to preserve them for future generations.
The patents are believed to be of great historical and scientific value. They offer a rare glimpse into the mind of a man who revolutionised the field of explosives and established one of the most prestigious awards in the world of science, literature, and peace. The rediscovered patents serve as a testament to Nobel's innovative spirit and his relentless pursuit of knowledge.
