• Tourists and visitors try to get a view of the eruption from a distance from the intersection between Reykjanesbraut, Iceland, and the road to Grindavik, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo / Marco di Marco)
    Tourists and visitors try to get a view of the eruption from a distance from the intersection between Reykjanesbraut, Iceland, and the road to Grindavik, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo / Marco di Marco)
  • The blue - or sturgeon- supermoon appears above Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The blue - or sturgeon- supermoon appears above Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A college student dressed as Hindu deity Krishna, before the Janmashtami festival, in Chennai, India. AFP
    A college student dressed as Hindu deity Krishna, before the Janmashtami festival, in Chennai, India. AFP
  • Cars ready to be loaded onto a vessel for export, at a port in Taicang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    Cars ready to be loaded onto a vessel for export, at a port in Taicang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Migrants arrive on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain. AP
    Migrants arrive on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain. AP
  • Indonesian anti-riot police form a barricade with their shields during a students' rally in front of the Parliament building, in Jakarta. EPA
    Indonesian anti-riot police form a barricade with their shields during a students' rally in front of the Parliament building, in Jakarta. EPA
  • An elderly man raises the Palestinian flag before Israeli army armoured vehicles, at the entrance of the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees, during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    An elderly man raises the Palestinian flag before Israeli army armoured vehicles, at the entrance of the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees, during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A man infected with Mpox shows his hands inside a ward at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre, in Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
    A man infected with Mpox shows his hands inside a ward at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre, in Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
  • Israeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Jerusalem, during a protest against a potential new draft law that could end their exemptions from military service. AP
    Israeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Jerusalem, during a protest against a potential new draft law that could end their exemptions from military service. AP
  • Deluged houses after floods in Feni, Bangladesh. AFP
    Deluged houses after floods in Feni, Bangladesh. AFP
  • Ukrainian troops ride atop a tank after returning from Russia, near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region. AP
    Ukrainian troops ride atop a tank after returning from Russia, near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region. AP
  • Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP
    Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP
  • National Museums Liverpool senior paintings conservator Dave Crombie uses a torchlight to inspect a detail of the Echo and Narcissus painting by John William Waterhouse as it undergoes treatment at the Conservation Centre in Liverpool, Britain. EPA
    National Museums Liverpool senior paintings conservator Dave Crombie uses a torchlight to inspect a detail of the Echo and Narcissus painting by John William Waterhouse as it undergoes treatment at the Conservation Centre in Liverpool, Britain. EPA
  • People gather to watch the supermoon at the White Sand National Park near Alamogordo, US. Reuters
    People gather to watch the supermoon at the White Sand National Park near Alamogordo, US. Reuters
  • US President Joe Biden is welcomed by his daughter Ashley to the stage, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AFP
    US President Joe Biden is welcomed by his daughter Ashley to the stage, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AFP
  • A Shiite pilgrim marches with a banner towards the shrine city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations, near the city of Hilla, in Iraq. AFP
    A Shiite pilgrim marches with a banner towards the shrine city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations, near the city of Hilla, in Iraq. AFP
  • Turkey's AK Party politician Alpay Ozalan, second left, scuffles with Ahmet Sik of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) during a session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly to debate the case of jailed opposition lawmaker Can Atalay, in Ankara. AP
    Turkey's AK Party politician Alpay Ozalan, second left, scuffles with Ahmet Sik of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) during a session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly to debate the case of jailed opposition lawmaker Can Atalay, in Ankara. AP
  • Salem Al Dawsari of Al Hilal lifts the Saudi Super Cup after his team beat Al Nassr in the final in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
    Salem Al Dawsari of Al Hilal lifts the Saudi Super Cup after his team beat Al Nassr in the final in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
  • Customers have dinner during a 'Dinner in the Sky' event which uses a crane to hoist its guests 50 metres into the air, in Warsaw. AFP
    Customers have dinner during a 'Dinner in the Sky' event which uses a crane to hoist its guests 50 metres into the air, in Warsaw. AFP
  • Participants covered in mud compete in handball in the 2024 Mud Flats Olympics near Brunsbuetel, Germany. Getty Images
    Participants covered in mud compete in handball in the 2024 Mud Flats Olympics near Brunsbuetel, Germany. Getty Images
  • Palestinians injured in an Israeli strike east of Khan Younis arrive at the Nasser Hospital, in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinians injured in an Israeli strike east of Khan Younis arrive at the Nasser Hospital, in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Israelis call for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a demonstration in Tel Aviv. EPA
    Israelis call for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a demonstration in Tel Aviv. EPA
  • Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets supporters after a news conference following a royal endorsement in Bangkok, Thailand. Bloomberg
    Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets supporters after a news conference following a royal endorsement in Bangkok, Thailand. Bloomberg
  • A zookeeper attempts to move a Bactrian camel on to scales during a photocall to promote the annual 'weigh-in' event at London Zoo. Getty Images
    A zookeeper attempts to move a Bactrian camel on to scales during a photocall to promote the annual 'weigh-in' event at London Zoo. Getty Images
  • Tourists visit the 19th century Pena Palace in Sintra, near Lisbon, Portugal. AP
    Tourists visit the 19th century Pena Palace in Sintra, near Lisbon, Portugal. AP
  • School pupils attend a mass worship ceremony, part of the Janai Purnima Festival, at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    School pupils attend a mass worship ceremony, part of the Janai Purnima Festival, at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A demonstrator joins a protest against gang violence in the Solino neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
    A demonstrator joins a protest against gang violence in the Solino neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
  • Demonstrators clash with police near the Israeli Consulate during the Democratic National Convention. AP
    Demonstrators clash with police near the Israeli Consulate during the Democratic National Convention. AP
  • Palestinians walk in an area damaged during the Israeli offensive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinians walk in an area damaged during the Israeli offensive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • A child watches as a Shurui surgical robot, operated by a staff member from a console, performs mock surgery on a dummy at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. Reuters
    A child watches as a Shurui surgical robot, operated by a staff member from a console, performs mock surgery on a dummy at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. Reuters

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Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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