In whose memory is the Nobel Prize that Klein won named?
Alfred Nobel
James Prescott Joule
Enrico Fermi
Marie Curie
Answer
The Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nobel invented dynamite and made a fortune from its sales. He was also interested in peace and wanted to use his wealth to promote peace. He created the Nobel Prize in his will and specified that it should be awarded to people who had made outstanding contributions to science, literature, peace, and economics.
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