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Fast Facts About the Nobel Prizes
Interesting facts and trivia about the Nobel Prizes. Find out when the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, when a sixth category was added, and what happens if you nominate yourself.

The Will That Established the Nobel Prizes
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and the inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prizes in his will. The following is a portion of Alfred Nobel's will, dated November 27, 1895 and signed by Alfred Bernhard Nobel.

History of the Nobel Prizes
A newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred Nobel which called him the merchant of death. Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that shocked his relatives but established the Nobel Prizes.

Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery. From a contaminated experiment, he found a powerful antibiotic, penicillin.

First Test-Tube Baby - Louise Brown
On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world's first successful test-tube baby was born. Though the technology that made her conception possible was heralded as a triumph, it also caused many to consider the possibilities of future ill-use.