Has that something to do with his religion or the fact that people find it diff. -- from New York Times, Nov. 10, 1922, page 4. This theory which might better be described as a hyphothesis, was not … [6] Einstein must have reasoned that if the aether could Albert Einstein (/ ˈ aɪ n s t aɪ n / EYEN-styne; German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). So Nobel changed the rules of the physics prize to require an experimental result. Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 1921. Thus, men of great eminence expressed themselves in the strongest terms about the importance of the new results on the bending of light. 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." Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922. "NOBEL PRIZE FOR EINSTEIN. Why Einstein Did Not Receive the Nobel Prize for His Theory of Relativity — Ranzan 3 marvelous experimental work paved the way for the development of the theory of relativity. It is remarkable that Einstein was not awarded the Nobel Prize for the theory of relativity. to accept such a ultra unorthodox theory ? WHY did NOT get a NOBEL price for that but instead only for Photoelectric Effect...I mean Pauling got 2 Nobel Prices .....and so did Curie ....and really NOTHING compares to the kind of Truth that Einstein Discovered. As noted, Einstein did win a Nobel Prize, but it was for his work on an experimental result called the "Photoelectric Effect." Moreover, in 1915, on the basis of the theory of general relativity, Einstein had been able to predict a It changed the face of physics. a theory ever achieved [and is] also very suitable for paving the way to the Nobel Prize." The Nobel committee has awarded the physics prize for 1921 to Professor Dr. Albert Einstein of Germany, identified with the theory of relativity, and that for 1922 to Professor Neils {sic} Bohr of Copenhagen." Albert Einstein was not awarded a Nobel Prize for his theory of relativity. And one more point, relativity is a very important result. He was awarded the prize "for his work on theoretical physics, especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".