Is it worth mentioning that Nobel had a huge epiphany about this (since he
spent a lot of his life developing explosives and such)? One of the cool
things about the prize is that he founded it as a better way to be
remembered after his death.

LGTM either way though!

Joe

On 27 November 2015 at 17:17, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:

> Twitter:
> On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel instructed that his fortune be given as
> prizes to those who benefit the world.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation
>
> Facebook:
> On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel signed a will instructing that his
> fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the
> "greatest benefit on mankind."
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation
>
> Facebook:
> Jack Delano, a photographer for the U.S. government's Farm Security
> Administration, shot this famous public domain photo of Chicago's Union
> Station in 1943. Other photographers working for the FSA include Walker
> Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks. See more on this public domain
> photo:  http://buff.ly/1Ngh6mO See more on Jack Delano:
> http://buff.ly/1jnSFHV (see attached)
>
>
>
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