The Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world – but who was the man behind them? As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur has ...

"I say to them, jokingly, 'Why don't you try winning the Nobel Peace Prize?' " he said. Waller, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, knows what he's talking about. The ...

For more than 100 years, the Nobel Prizes have recognized the finest in human achievements, from literature and science to the Nobel Peace Prize, which is given "to the person who shall have done the ...

In December 1896, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, inventor and industrialist, died. He was 63 years old. He left behind no wife or children. What he did leave was money. A lot of money. So it was ...

Right to left (standing): Arnold Thackray, president of the Chemical Heritage Foundation; historian of science Tore Frängsmyer of Uppsala University; Alan MacDiarmid (2000 Nobel laureate in chemistry) ...

Members of the Nobel dynasty behind the namesake annual awards for those advancing humankind are backing a U.S. wealth management firm as they seek to expand their presence in financial markets.

This story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. New York CNN Business — The Nobel in economics is sort of the step-cousin of the Nobel family.