Nobelium it the second-to-last member of the actinides located on the second row below the periodic table. It is a radioactive metal with a melting point of around 800 degrees Celsius. It was synthesized in 1956 by scientist at the Institute of Atomic Energy in Moscow, Russia. It is a reactive metal with properties similar to the rest of the actinides.  Nobelium is produced by bombarding Curium with Carbon in cyclotrons. Nobelium 259 has a half-life of 58 minutes. Nobelium was named after Alfred Nobel, whose wealth was accumulated by making a safer form of nitroglycerin; dynamite. His wealth is used for the Nobel prize. 

Nobelium doesn't have any uses due to its high toxicity and radioactivity.