Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Foundation is a private institution founded in 1900 to administer the Nobel Prizes.
The foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite.
The Nobel Foundation holds Nobel Symposia on important scientific breakthroughs and cultural topics.
Alfred Nobel left 94% of his assets, 31 million Swedish kronor, to establish the five Nobel Prizes.
The Nobel Foundation manages the fortune left by Nobel and represents the Nobel Prize to the world.
The Nobel Foundation is exempt from taxes in Sweden and the United States.
The Nobel Foundation has initiated Nobel Symposia since 1965 to cover areas of science and cultural topics.

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