Alfred Nobel

Nitrous oxide was first discovered in 1772 by Joseph Priestley. Nitrous Oxide is a chemical (N2O) (Banks). Nitrous oxide is used in many different ways. The main use I looked into is how drag racers started using systems to inject nitrous into the air-fuel ratio of the engines in their cars. Nitrous Oxide has made great advancements in the world of drag racing and has been very useful in the medical and dental fields. Although Nitrous Oxide has been very useful for many reasons in the world, it also can be very dangerous and can be abused. Nitrous oxide is the cheapest and best way to add huge amounts of horsepower to a car. Nitrous has been the reason many drag racers have sent their cars very fast down the track. (Panure). Like anything Nitrous Oxide has a positive side and a negative side, in this essay I will go into the positive and negative sides of Nitrous oxide. Our understanding of Nitrous Oxide has changed since Joseph Priestley first discovered it in 1772 (Zuck). He thought that all gases were types of air. If the gases couldn't support life he thought that the air was loaded with toxins (Banks). Joseph Priestley's discovery was a big step towards the design of experimental apparatus to collect gas over water (Zuck). At room temperature nitrous oxide is a colorless, odorless non-flammable gas. At high temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidizer (Zuck). At Famoso Raceway on March 5, 1961 Thrifty teams top fuel dragster came off the trailer and made an 8.5…

The contributions of Fritz Haber and Alfred Nobеl to Science and Society (and humanity) Thеrе is no dеnying that sciеntific advancеmеnts havе contributеd trеmеndously to bring about such a dеvеlopеd and tеchnological sociеty that wе livе in currеntly. Howеvеr, wе must not forgеt thе disastrous and dеvastating еffеcts that it has had ovеr thе coursе of history. Science has playеd a part in many diffеrеnt ways, but hеrе wе will look at thе impact that two particular mеn havе had on thе usе of…

Alfred Nobel was born on the 21st of October, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. Alfred is recognized to this day as a renowned chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite and other powerful explosives whilst also establishing the Nobel Prize. His father was an inventor and engineer which Alfred looked up to as he had a lively intellectual curiosity and learning the fundamentals of chemistry and engineering from his father as he had a special interest in explosives. His father had…

There are many different definitions of honor. Honor-high respect; esteem, My definition of honor is when you are looked upon by many and the majority of people have appreciated what you have done no matter how big or small of a deal it is. Accomplishments- Nobel had an extraordinarily innovative mind, from which new ideas poured. His genius was bolstered by steely determination to succeed and a huge capacity for hard work. These were driven by bitter memories of the poverty his family…

ndividuals win Nobel Prizes for doing something out going, discovering something, or even curing someone. Albert Einstein, won a Nobel Prize for Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. Growing up he felt not smart and thought that he was going to be nothing in life, but he realized that he loved learning and that he was going to be something in life and make something of his name. He has inspiring quotes that just make you want to push…

Back in 1778, a Swedish chemist named Carl Wilhelm Scheele found Molybdenum in Sweden. At first, Molybdenite was originally thought to be graphite. (Molybdenite is the principal ore in which Molybdenum is now separated from. Molybdentie was previously know as Molybdena.) Molybdenite was confused with graphite. Like graphite, it could be used to darken surfaces or can even serve as a solid lubricant. However, Carl Wilhelm Scheele was not convinced that it was graphite. Upon further…

The Nobel Prize exists to reward scientists who achieve in the field of physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature. It was created to make people work hard, set high goals, and discover something that will better, improve, and strengthen humanity. It rewards people to strive for excellence by thinking outside of the box. As a result, people are encouraged to improve upon their unique attributes, intelligence in this case, rather than be ashamed of their strengths. The government’s role in…

Bob Dylan, the American folk singer has recently received the Nobel peace prize in literature, the second to receive this honor for songwriting. The Nobel peace prize is one of five Nobel prizes created by a Swedish inventor, Alfred Nobel. This award was given to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the “great American song tradition.” Dylan was not only a musician, publishing six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a…

to be seen.” Dunham then said “We were sent way down on the Gulf with nothing to give.” The Relief effort was “worse than the storm.” According to interviews and documents, the Red Cross lacked basic supplies like food, blankets and batteries to distribute to victims in the days just after the storm (“The Red Cross Secret Disaster”). Besides the article “The Red Cross Secret Disaster” and others discovered, The Red Cross has proven their efforts by achieving several awards. The international…

people, convinced it is the truth. Unaware of the horrors, the men will go in with a positive attitude. After their experience on the battlefield, they will leave a different person having experience first hand the horrors and destructions of war. Others will enter from a draft; they will not want to fight for their country. Instead they want to make it out alive. Seeing the horror invokes the savagery in man for the one goal of survival. Different reasons for entering the war results in…