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Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his 1905 paper on the photo-electric effect, in which light hitting a metal surface could generate electricity. This was the theoretical basis for all of the solar power collectors that you see everywhere.

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How did Albert Einstein win the Nobel Prize of Physics?

Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the photoelectric effect.


When was Albert Einstein awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

he got the nobel prize in 1921


What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

Albert Einstein was awarded noble prize in 1921 for his explanation of photoelectric effect.


In what year did Albert Einstein receive the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize Awarding Institution, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, decided to reserve the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, and therefore no Physics Prize was awarded that year. According to the statutes, a reserved prize can be awarded the year after, and Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.


What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobe l prize in physics for his work on the theoretical physics?

Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.


Albert Einstein was awarded nobel prize for the formulation of?

Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect and his contributions to theoretical physics, particularly the development of the theory of relativity.


Why did Albert Einstein win The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921?

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.


Nobel prize winners in physics 1916?

No Noble prize in physics was awarded in 1916. If there is no work or advance deemed important by the Nobel Foundation, then there no prize is awarded. This was why no prize was awarded in 1916.


The famous scientist was awarded the novel prize physics for his work theoretical?

I believe you meant "Nobel Prize" in Physics. Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.


Did Einstein win more than one Nobel Prize?

No, Albert Einstein didn't win more than one Nobel Prize. He only received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect. That was the only one he received.


Albert Einstein ever win a nobel prize?

Yes, Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect, which helped establish the theory of quantum mechanics.


What did Albert Einstein Nobel Prize achieve?

Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect, which helped confirm the existence of photons as particles of light. This work laid the foundation for the development of quantum theory.