Alfred Nobel and Dynamite

          Alfred Nobel was a very peaceful inventor and never intended for his inventions to be used in war. He is the inventor of dynamite, or as some people call it TnT. Alfred Nobel grew up in Sweden and was one of the many sons of Immanuel Nobel who was also an inventor. He used to build bridges and buildings in Sweden. Mining back then was a very gruesome task and took very long amounts of time to mine a mountain or metals. With his understanding of Nitroglycerin and silica, he mixed the two to create a paste. The paste is called dynamite.
          After he invented this tool, he presented it to the mining corporations, which loved it and started using it in mining. Dynamite was originally used to blast rock. Dynamite back then brought a lot bigger boom than gunpowder or any other explosive device used. Dynamite was a huge invention and was used solely in mining. 

          Like lots of inventions created to benefit society, the military became involved. The military took this invention and started using its formula to create bombs and use dynamite as a weapon. This was not what Alfred had in mind. He just wanted dynamite to be used as a mining TOOL, not a war weapon. Alfred felt very guilty and wanted to make up for this catastrophe.

          That's how the Nobel Peace Prize was born. When Alfred died on December 10th, 1896 it stated in his will to put most of his wealth to create 5 prizes. One of them was the peace prize. Many people (including myself) believe that he created the Nobel Peace prize because he felt very guilty for creating a device used to kill many people. The Nobel Peace prize is now the largest and most respected peace prize in the world.

          Alfred Nobel was an amazing intellectual person who believed in peace. He affects my life a lot and his ways of thinking represent mine too. Today in the world people obsess about war, who has the most power, and money. I believe that people should focus more towards peace, arts, and science. In the United States, the military gets involved in too many inventions that were designed NOT for the military, but for whatever they were created for. Sometimes they may be designed for mining, medical research, or delivery services but the military can always find a way to attach a gun and some missiles and use it to kill thousands of people. Some examples include dynamite, nuclear power, and gunpowder.

           It is very unfortunate how the military changes peaceful inventions and always find a way to kill people with it. Alfred Nobel was a very nobel man who believed in peace and I wish there were more people similar to him and not like some of the many horrible Americans in the world who only care about war, oil, and money. There is hope for peace in the world but I think humans are centuries behind such an out there idea like that.