Nobel's full name is Alfred bernhard Nobel. He obtained 355 patents for technological inventions in his life, among which nitroglycerin was the most famous one for making explosives. In fact, it's not just the explosive industry. The Nobel family once monopolized the oil industry in the Caspian Sea.
1896, Nobel passed away, but his property includes: shares of Baku Oil Company, a large number of shares of several mining companies, more than ammunition companies and explosive factories around the world 100, a racecourse, the world's first yacht with aluminum keel, the income of 355 international patents, and three properties ... equivalent to today's 6543.8+. Nobel signed his last will before his death: most of his assets will be set up as a fund, and the annual interest will be divided into five parts to reward outstanding contributors in these fields. When awarding prizes, regardless of the nationality of the winners, the prizes are awarded to the most valuable people.
The Nobel Foundation was established in 1900 to manage the Nobel legacy and award the Nobel Prize. Originally, I invested in less risky securities such as government bonds and loans. However, due to inflation, it has shrunk greatly. Fortunately, Sweden and the United States have adopted tax-free concessions for the foundation, and the foundation has also started to invest in stocks from 1953. Properly operated, the scale of the Nobel Foundation keeps rising, from 654.38+0.3 billion at that time to 3.2 billion. Fortunately, with the strong backing of the foundation, the number of Nobel Prizes has also become very gratifying. 100 years have passed, and the Nobel Prize has increased by several million. 20 12, Mo Yan's bonus is 7.5 million.
In 20 15, Tu Youyou shared the prize in physiology and medicine with two other scientists and won about RMB 3 million. In this way, the Nobel Prize is not an astronomical figure beyond imagination.