Alfred Nobel

Events

3

Episodes

4

Years

1867–1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alfred Nobel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in the United Kingdom

   1867

   Role: Inventor and Patent Holder

   1. 17 May 1867 · EnglandPatent Grant in the United Kingdom

      Alfred Nobel secured a patent for dynamite in England on 7 May 1867, formalizing his rights to the explosive mixture.

2. Frederick Abel and James Dewar develop cordite propellant at the Royal Arsenal

   1888–1889

   Role: Competitor

   1. 231 January 1888 (patent filing) · Nobel's English patent No. 1470 filingPatent Infringement Claim

      Alfred Nobel alleged patent infringement against Abel and Dewar regarding his 1888 English patent No. 1470, 'Improvements in the manufacture of explosives'.

   2. 31889 · Royal ArsenalJoint Patent for Cordite

      Abel, Dewar, and Kellner jointly patented a new ballistite-like propellant in 1889, which became known as cordite.

3. Alfred Nobel signs his last will establishing the Nobel Prize

   1895

   Role: Testator

   1. 427 November 1895 · Swedish-Norwegian ClubSigning of the Last Will

      Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris on 27 November 1895.

Sources

1. Dynamite Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
2. Alfred Nobel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
3. Cordite Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
4. Nobel Prize Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11