Between heaven & earth

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Contrary to popular belief, Alfred Nobel's most important inventions, dynamite and blasting gelatine, were not suitable for warfare, but for work in mines, railroads and tunnels.(Bild: H. Arndt)

In today's "Krone" series "Between Heaven and Earth", chemist and author Christian Mähr looks at the current Nobel Prize winners and their achievements. The winners will receive their awards from the royal hand in Sweden in December.

Reports appear in the media after the awards ceremony. It's not always due to colleagues who dropped chemistry and physics in secondary school, but to the subject matter itself. The days when an educated person could understand everything - at least in principle - are long gone.