We know Alfred Nobel primarily as the founder of the famous prize, and few people know that it was he who invented dynamite. Nobel was a powerful businessman, and his invention had a huge impact on the development of world industry. Nobel was a truly mysterious person: despite his isolation and love of loneliness, he managed to be in the very center of life in the 2nd half of the 19th century. In France, Nobel was accused of espionage, in England - of making fakes... Nobel was an ingenious engineer; in addition, he adored orchids and was crazy about fast driving... In this book, the reader will find a story about the exciting events that saturated Nobel's life, life is really extraordinary, because even after his death, the executors had to do a lot for the Nobel Prize to be founded.