Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
St. Petersburg – The Childhood Milieus of Alfred Nobel and His First Experiences with Nitroglycerin
Innovations – Alfred Nobel’s Inventions in an Industrial and Practical Context
Networks – The Creation and Transformation of Alfred Nobel’s Industrial Empire
Paris – Alfred Nobel in Paris: the Life of a Well-Educated and Wealthy Man
The Last Will – The Origins of the Nobel Prize
References
Acknowledgments