What I learned from reading Alfred Nobel: A Biography by Kenne Fant.
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[16:24] The self-awareness that would become so characteristic of him was awakening and with it the determination to be the master of every situation. He was not going to throw himself into the world and let luck or chance lead the way.
[26:26] When it comes to serious matters, I have ... Show More
Jul 2023
Mr. Dynamite
Dynamite was invented by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, who demonstrated it in Britain for the first time on 14th July, 1867. He had discovered that when nitroglycerin, an explosive liquid, was absorbed by kieselguhr, a porous siliceous earth, it produced a solid that was resistan ... Show More
13m 5s
Jun 2023
Barry Sharpless: Nobel Prize Conversations
“If you're interested in something, you'd be amazed what interest can do.” – So says Barry Sharpless, the only living individual that has been awarded two Nobel Prizes. In this rare and uniquely wide-ranging conversation, Sharpless opens up about curiosity, creativity and how he ... Show More
29m 6s
Sep 2019
Dan Neale, co-founder of Alfred, on the PRmoment podcast
<p>This week, in the latest of our life stories podcast, I’m interviewing Dan Neale, co-founder and MD at Alfred.</p><p>Alfred is an independent PR shop in London focusing on the consumer, entertainment, technology and gaming markets.</p><p>It has a fee income of circa 1.3m and a ... Show More
40m 22s
Mar 2024
Short Snorter by Charles Einstein - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s
<p><em>His saucer was parked in the woods, and Mr. Steariot (from Venus) was parked in the lobby.... Short Snorter by Charles Einstein</em>, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.</p><br><p>What does Willie Mays, Curb Your Enthusiasm, stuntman Super Dave Osborne and the 1991 mov ... Show More
19m 29s
Feb 2024
Significant Others: A Sneak Peek at the Woman Behind Benedict Arnold’s Betrayal
<p>It’s been said that history is written by the person at the typewriter. But who did the person who made history depend on? Often, it’s impossible to find out. But once in a while, we get lucky, and the story was not only recorded, it’s really good.<br />Well that’s what this p ... Show More
7m 21s