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Origin and Etymology of nobelium
New Latin, from Alfred B. Nobel
Medical Dictionary
nobelium
playMedical Definition of nobelium
: a radioactive element produced artificially—symbol North; see element table
Biographical Note for nobelium
Nobel
\nō-ˈbel\play , Alfred Bernhard
(1833–1896), Swedish inventor and philanthropist. A manufacturer of explosives, Nobel developed many inventions, his first in 1863 being a detonator for liquid nitroglycerin. Later, after considerable experimentation, he patented dynamite in 1867. His invention transformed the manufacture of explosives. He is most famous for bequeathing his fortune for the establishment of the Nobel Prizes. Nobelium was discovered in 1957.
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