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Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 from "summary" of Albert Einstein by Walter Isaacson
In 1921, Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The honor was not for his groundbreaking theory of relativity, which had already transformed the field of physics, but rather for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. This phenomenon, which Einstein had published in a series of papers in 1905, demonstrated that light could be understood as particles of energy, known as photons. The Nobel Committee's decision to award Einstein for his work on the photoelectric effect rather than his theory of relativity was somewhat controversial. However, the committee members felt that the photoelectric effect had more immediate practical applications, particularly in the development of technologies such as solar panels and television. They also believed that Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect was more easily comprehensible to the general public. Einstein accepted the Nobel Pri...
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