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December 2001 marks 100 years since the first Nobel prizes were awarded. But who was Alfred Nobel, and how and why were the prizes that bear his name established?
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Ringertz, N. Alfred Nobel — his life and work. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2, 925–928 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35103029
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