books.google.com - Founded 100 years ago by the inventor of dynamite, the Nobel Prize is the world's most celebrated and controversial honor. It grants its winners instant celebrity and acclaim for "service to mankind," despite accusations that it is too trendy, arbitrary, and narrow-minded. In examining both its fame...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Nobel_Prize.html?id=xnckeeTICn0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Nobel Prize