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October 8 General Meeting Dinner and Program
Thu, Oct 08
|Seattle
The Paradox of Alfred Nobel
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Time & Location
Oct 08, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Seattle, 2245 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
About the event
How does the inventor of dynamite - and a man who built a fortune connected to the arms industry -become forever associated with peace?
Join us for a fascinating presentation by Lori Ann Reinhall, Nordic scholar and former editor-in-chief of The Norwegian American, as she explores the remarkable life and legacy of Alfred Nobel.
Discover the man behind the Nobel Prizes, the personal relationships that influenced him, his concern over how history would remember him, and the intriguing story of why the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
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