Alfred Nobel began his career as an accomplished inventor; but, the majority of the time, his creations were unable to grant him the serenity that he so desperately sought. He felt particularly guilty about one of his creations, which was an explosive form of dynamite. Because he was aware that his invention will, in a relatively short amount of time, be put to the service of harming other people, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt. As part of his final act in life, he would work toward the foundation of what would eventually become the Nobel Prize. In doing so, he would aim to vindicate himself as well as the rest of the world. The life of Alfred Nobel, the man who gave us that prize and so much more, is the subject of this biography.