A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

   FRIDAY. MAY 7th, 2021

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

  Today we are remembering a great scholar,

a great inventor, and a great humanitarian 

named Alford who was born in Sweden.

He studied all over the world including one

year here in the United States. While here

he filed his first patent in England for a

Gas Meter. Chances are you may have one

at your home. By the time of his death he

had 355 patents! But he's best known for

the one he filed on this date in 1867!

Dynamite! Most of Alfred's inventions

involved explosives which were, of course,

used in warfare! When his brother was killed

a few years after the invention of dynamite

newspapers mistakenly printed an obituary

for Alfred. In them he was called "The Merchant

Of Death!" Very much alive and seeking to

restore his good name, Alfred devoted the bulk

of his fortune to an annual prize awarded to

efforts to promote peace. The Nobel Peace

Prize! And Alfred's efforts to promote peace

continue in the prize which bears his name

today! Just thought you ought to know! Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS is good!