RE: [DL] Dyn-o-mite!

["Alan & Dorothy Hoyland" <ahoyland@mediaone.net>]

Alfred Nobel was anti-war and foolishly thought that dynamite would only
be used for peaceful, industrial use. The Nobel prize was to ease his
guilt for dynamite being used in war.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net] On
Behalf Of Allan Seyberth
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:37 PM
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] Dyn-o-mite!


In fact, it was the number of lost lives and 
limbs to his early formula that caused  Alfred Nobel
  to start the Nobel prize - to ease some of his guilt.