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Who survived the Holocaust and end up famous?
One of the best known survivors is Elie Wiesel, the author of Night (and several other books) and the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
What was US role in the russo-japanese war?
The US was neutral in the war, but the US mediated a peace agreement. President Teddy Roosevelt received the NOBEL Prize for negotiating a peaceful settlement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
Who invented the C4 explosive?
In 1875 Alfred Nobel made C4 explosives for the first time. He did not know then the impact the explosive would have on the world and ended up putting funds he gained into a prize that individuals can win for peace keeping efforts.
Who invented the first oil tanker and from which country was this person?
The first ships to carry mineral oil (as opposed to whale oil) were not designed particularly for oil - the oil would be carried in jars or barrels. Ludvig Nobel (brother of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel prize) is probably the key pioneer of designing ships specifically to carry oil. He was Swedish.
Who invented wound VAC?
Lou Argenta invennted the VAC with Mike Morykwas at Wake Forest. The VAC is regarded as the greatest breakthrough in wound treatment in the past 30 years. Over 5 million people have been treated with the VAC. They have been nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery
