Europe 1 Studio SEASON 2021 - 202208:01 a.m., June 22, 2022
Listen in the podcast "At the heart of History" the story dedicated to the life of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish engineer known both for having invented dynamite, the most powerful explosive ever developed in the 19th century … and the Nobel Prize, awarded to "benefactors of humanity".
Who was this scientist who made his fortune as a weapons manufacturer, but whose name is associated today with a prize devoted in particular to literature and works for peace?
And how did this man with extraordinary intelligence, born into a family of industrialists, grow up?
In this first part of the episode produced by Europe 1 Studio, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach, specialist in History, tells in what context Alfred Nobel created dynamite,
In this new episode of the podcast "At the heart of history", Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach retraces the life of a scientist whose name is well known to us: the famous Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite in the 19th century.
With a father manufacturer of mines, Alfred Nobel has heard from a very young age about armaments in his family.
While Europe is in the midst of the industrial revolution, Alfred wants to focus his work on nitroglycerin, an explosive that is still extremely unstable and dangerous, but which offers an alternative to gunpowder.
The system he is developing is revolutionary, but will he be able to master the power of his own invention?
Discover the story of Alfred Nobel in this story produced by Europe 1 Studio.
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"At the heart of history" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast
Writing and presentation: Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach
Production: Europe 1 Studio
Directed by: Christophe Daviaud
Broadcaster: Eloise Bertil
Graphics: Sidonie Mangin