Alfred Bernhard Nobel
(21 Oct 1833 – 10 Dec 1896 @@>~~)
Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator & armaments manufacturer
He was the inventor of dynamite
He also owned BOFORS, which he had redirected from its previous role as an iron & steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon & other armaments
But..
After seeing how much damage the dynamite caused, he used his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes…