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Alfred Bernhard Nobel. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 , in Stockholm, Sweden . Died on December 10, 1896 , in Sanremo , Italy A Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite . He held 350 patents.
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel • AlfredBernhardNobel was born on October 21, 1833, inStockholm, Sweden. • Died on December 10, 1896, inSanremo, Italy • A Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite. • He held 350 patents.
Dr. James M. Buchanan • Grandson of a Tennessee governor, • Was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on October 3, 1919, • Received his BA degree from Middle Tennessee State College in 1940, • Masters degree from University of Tennessee in 1941, and • Ph.D. from University of Chicago in 1948.
Dr. James M, Buchanan • Was Awarded the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences • For his contributions to the theory of political decision-making and public economics. • The new political economy or “Public Choice”
Dr. James M. Buchanan • In 1997, he said: • “Economics…requires expository writing skills, logical structures of analysis, and a grounding in ultimate reality. • And political economy, the branch of moral philosophy from which economics springs, requires philosophical coherence. I came away from Middle Tennessee with all of these.”
Dr. James M. Buchanan • Seminar in Honor of James M. Buchanan • On November 22, 1991, He said: • “When I was a student here, I did not study hard enough”. • He once wrote: • “If Jim Buchanan can get a Nobel Prize, anyone can.”
Secret to His Success • Hard Work, • A sense of Self-Confidence, • A Willingness to Challenge All Authority, Scientific or Otherwise.