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The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR

The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for general relativity.

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The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for general relativity. The citation is the instrument. Albert Einstein's documented role is: The Academy cited photoelectric work. He was in Japan; a later lecture fulfilled the duty.

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Svedberg and the committee are the counterpart. Sharing the honour with that citation is required. The setting of The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR is the public file around 1922-12-10. Driver edu-digital-learning-access is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. The citation is photoelectric. Mixed effects of The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR are separate paths.

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  • Albert Einstein

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    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    The Academy cited photoelectric work. He was in Japan; a later lecture fulfilled the duty.

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  1. 1.Nobel Prize — Einstein 1921 biographical, photoelectric neighbourhoodNobel Foundation · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Einstein, patent officeEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Nobel Prize — Albert Einstein 1921 at https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/biographical/ (opens in a new tab) (Nobel Foundation). Independent locator: Britannica — Einstein, Nobel Prize at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Nobel Prize — Albert Einstein 1921 (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/biographical/ (opens in a new tab); Nobel Foundation). Independent carrier: Britannica — Einstein, Nobel Prize (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR under 1922-12-10 for Albert Einstein. Established: a sourced public record of The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR under 1922-12-10.

Shared responsibility is part of The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR. Naming Albert Einstein does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1922-12-10 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

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Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

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Factrail. (2026). The 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded in 1922 for the photoelectric effect, not for GR. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ein-nobel-1921

https://factrail.ai/facts/ein-nobel-1921

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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