Albert Einstein Award

The Albert Einstein Award (sometimes called the "Albert Einstein Medal" because it is accompanied with a gold medal) is an award in theoretical physics, that was established to recognize high achievement in the natural sciences. It was endowed by the Lewis and Rosa Strauss Memorial Fund in honor of Albert Einstein's 70th birthday. It was first awarded in 1951 and included a prize money of $15,000, [http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Printonly/Schwinger.html Biography of J. Schwinger] from University of St Andrews, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Last accessed Dec. 17, 2006).] which was later reduced to $5,000. The winner is selected by a committee (the first of which consisted of Einstein, Oppenheimer, von Neumann and Weyl [cite book | title = Kurt Godel: The Album | year = 2006 | author = Sigmund, Dawson, Muhlberger | isbn = 3834801739] ) of the Institute for Advanced Study, which administers the award. [http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/153/01/themonth.pdf "The Month at Caltech", April 1954 issue] , p. 20 (Last accessed on September 4, 2007).] Lewis L. Strauss used to be one of the trustees of the institute. [ [http://www.admin.ias.edu/library/hs/da/Bulletins/report1948-53.pdf Report of the Director for 1948-53] , Institute for Advanced Studies, p. 30 (1954). (pdf file last accessed on September 6, 2007).]

This award should not be confused with many others named after the famous physicist, such as the Albert Einstein World Award of Science given by the World Cultural Council (since 1984), the Albert Einstein Medal given by the Albert Einstein Society (since 1979), nor with the Hans Albert Einstein Award, named after his son and given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (since 1988). [ [http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/honors_details.cfm?hdlid=19 Details about the Hans Albert Einstein Award] , from the ASCE website (Last accessed on September 11, 2007).] It was established much earlier than these, when Einstein was still alive and was a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. It has been called "the highest of its kind in the United States" by "The New York Times". ["New Scientist" magazine, EBSCO Publishing, vol. 77, p. 272, 1978.] It has also been considered as "the prestigious equivalent of a Nobel Prize".

Recipients

:1978 : Stephen Hawking cite book | title = Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science | year = 2002 | author = White, Gribbin | isbn = 0309084105 ] :1972 : Eugene Wigner "Science" magazine, vol. 176, p. 896, 1972.] :1970 : Yuval Ne'eman [cite book | title = The World Book Year Book: An Annual Supplement to the World Book | year = 1971 | isbn = 071660471X p. 217] :1967 : Marshall Rosenbluth cite book | title = Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1967 | year = 1968 | id=ISSN|0519-2366 | publisher = Scientific and Technical Information Branch, NASA] :1965 : John Archibald Wheeler [cite book | title = McGraw-Hill Modern Scientists and Engineers | year = 1980 | isbn = 0070452660 p. 302.] :1961 : Luis W. Alvarez cite book | title = The Americana Annual 1962 : An Encyclopedia of the Events of 1961 | year = 1962 | publisher = Americana Corporation | id=ISSN|0196-0180] :1959 : Willard F. Libby [ [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1960/libby-bio.html Biography of W. F. Libby] at nobelprize.org (Last accessed May 13, 2008).] :1958 : Edward Teller [http://www.llnl.gov/PAO/news/teller_edward/teller_edward/awards.html Edward Teller—Awards & Degrees] from LLNL website (Last accessed Feb. 11, 2007). ] :1954 : Richard P. Feynman :1951 : Kurt Gödel cite book | title = Biographical Memoirs V.56 | publisher = National Academy Press | year = 1987 | pages = 134-179 | isbn = 0309036933 ] and Julian Schwinger

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