Afred Nobel - Literary, Inventor of Dynamite, and Peacemaker

Despite much hardship in his life - including the loss of his brother in one of his experiments, and his family's losses after the Crimean War - Alfred Nobel persevered to become a legendary contributor in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economics. While dynamite was arguably not his most beneficial contribution, the wealth he amassed in its sales enabled him to contribute immeasurably.