The document discusses Albert Einstein and his achievements for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Einstein was a German-born physicist and scientist who developed the theory of general relativity in 1915, which re-formulated the concept of gravity. In 1921, Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work explaining the photoelectric effect and contributions to theoretical physics, not for his theory of relativity which was not fully understood at the time. Einstein is considered the most popular scientist of the 20th century.

1. NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Albert Einstein

2. WHAT IS THE PRIZE NOBEL?
 The Nobel Prize is an international award that is
granted anually to recognize people or institutions
that should have carried out investigations,
discoveries or notable contributions to humanity in
the immediately previous year or in the course of
their activities.

3. WHAT IS THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS? WHY
IS IT AWARDED?
 The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded anually by
the Swedish Academy to " scientists who stand out
for their contributions in the field of the Physics ".

4. WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN?
 Albert Einstein was a German physicist of Jewish
origin, nationalized later Swiss and American. It
was born on March 14, 1879 and he died on April
18, 1955 in the U.S.A. He is considered the most
popular scientist of the 20th century.

5. WHICH WERE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS?
 In 1915 he presented the theory of the general
relativity, in which he re-formulated completely the
gravity concept. In 1919, when the British
observations of a solar eclipse confirmed his
predictions about the curvature of light, he was
adored by the press. Einstein turned into a popular
world-famous icon of science, a privilege within
reach of few scientists.

6. WHEN DO I GAIN THE PRIZE NOBEL?
 For his explanations on the photoelectric effect and
his numerous contributions to the theoretical
physics, in 1921 he obtained the Nobel Prize in
Physics and not for the Theory of the Relativity,
because the scientist to whom they gave the task of
evaluating it did not understand it, and they were
afraid to run the risk that it could be demonstrated
erroneous.

7. QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY THE FALSE
ONES.
1. Albert Einstein was a great American chemist. …..
2. He was born on March 14. …..
3. The Nobel Prize in physics is awarded to the most popular
and richest physicists without contributing anything
important. …..
4. In 1915 he presented the theory of the general relativity, in
which he re-formulated completely the gravity concept. …..
5. Albert Einstein died during the second world war for his
beliefs and Jewish religion. …..
6. Albert Einstein was not considered the most well-known
and popular scientist of the 20th century. …..
7. Albert Einstein obtained his Nobel Prize for his theory of
relativity. …..