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The Nobel Family Dynasty
- ▶ 0:00 David Senra The name of Nobel usually calls to mind Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and the Nobel prizes, which he endowed. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 3:52 David Senra So we start with Alfred Nobel. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 5:55 David Senra I read Alfred Nobel's biography a long time ago. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:07 David Senra Now remember that line, Alfred Nobel never forgot poverty. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 14:56 David Senra He says they were instructed solely by tutors, Robert and Ludwig, primarily in engineering, Alfred in chemistry, which is hilarious because you could think of Ludwig as an engineer and Alfred's empire is going to be in chemistry and all… 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:47 David Senra What's fascinating to me is, is Ludwig and Alfred, they're going to have this dual success at almost the exact same time, different industries. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 28:46 David Senra So let's get to Alfred. 11 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:30 David Senra All 25,000 rubles of it, a sudden decision taken without consultation with either Ludwig, after all it was Ludwig's money, or Alfred, the family expert, expert in matters of finance and investment. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 38:41 David Senra And then his personality, very different than Alfred's, who's going to essentially have a technical monopoly.
- ▶ 42:25 David Senra The idea that the twin successes of Ludwig and Alfred are happening at the exact same times. 22 times in the scene
- ▶ 50:36 David Senra A few years later, after Ludwig's death, both other brothers, Robert and then Alfred Nobel also died. 7 times in the scene