List of awards and honors received by Albert Einstein

Israeli postage stamp (1956).
U.S. postage stamp (1966).

In 1922 Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Noble Prize in Physics,[1] "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". This refers to his 1905 paper on the photoelectric effect, "On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light", which was well supported by the experimental evidence by that time. The presentation speech began by mentioning "his theory of relativity [which had] been the subject of lively debate in philosophical circles [and] also has astrophysical implications which are being rigorously examined at the present time".

  1. ^ Albert Einstein – Frequently Asked Questions, Abelprize.org, 18 April 1955, retrieved 7 January 2009

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