![]() Three were for the greatest discoveries or inventions in the fields of physics, chemistry and medicine, while a fourth was devoted to the author of the “most outstanding work” of literature. In fewer than 1,000 handwritten words, Nobel outlined a plan to devote the vast majority of his estate-worth around $265 million today-to a series of prizes for “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” Nobel listed five awards in his will (a sixth, for economics, was added in 1968). The 62-year-old industrialist had previously mused about using some of his personal fortune to support the work of scientists and inventors, but the document he produced described a project far more ambitious than anyone could have imagined. ![]() ![]() On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament at Paris’ Swedish-Norwegian Club. ![]()
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