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Thus Spake joesylvester@nospam.texoma.net. (Joe Sylvester):

%>Yes , Nobel invented Dynomite and the blasting cap. Also the coveted
%>Nobel Peace Award is in his honor.. Go Figure..
%
%Actually he *paid" for the "honor", with a permanent endowment. Guilt one 
%might suppose. How ironic that the funds for the the award of the worlds 
%foremost "peace" prize came from sales of dynamite and related explosives.

Frustration.  He was at one point, hoping that his dynamite, by making war too
horrible for people to engage in, might end wars.  Damned idealistic old fool.
He really was a pacifist, and was horiffied that his name would forever be
remembered as one who advanced weapons technology significantly.  Anyway, he
wasn't doing weapons research-I believe that he was originally funded to find
better explosives for mining.


John M. Atkinson
jatkinso@gmu.edu
"A nation which despises its soldiers will all too soon 
have a despicable army
                 --Jerry Pournelle