Einstein was disappointed that he did not receive Nobel prize for the theory of relativity instead he was awarded Nobel prize for photoelectric effect in 1921 ,actually he received it in 1922 . He proposed both photoelectric and relativity theory in 1905 .
Einstein general theory of relativity describes how gravity can distort the path of light,altering its trajectory called gravitational lensing. He was denied Nobel prize because committee decided against his work on the grounds that relativity was unproven.
Cambridge astrophysicist Arthur Eddington measured the deflection of stars' positions near the Sun, the size of the deflection was exactly as Einstein had predicted from relativity in 1915 using total eclipse. But still he was denied because of the war and politics or may be antisemitism.
Albert Einstein also predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity. According to his theory massive accelerating objects such as neutron stars or black holes orbiting each other would disrupt space-time in such a way that waves of distorted space would radiate from the source and the ripples would travel at the speed of light through the Universe.
After 100 years of Einstein General theory of Relativity prediction of gravitational waves gets a Nobel prize for the discovery of gravitational waves using the LIGO detector. Nobel Prize was awarded to Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Barry Barish and Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology, all members of the Ligo team.
One of the most famous equations E=mc² which revolutionized science comes from special theory of relativity, could have got a Nobel prize on its own. The significance of this equation is that mass and energy are different forms of same thing and transmutable.
Today's solar energy revolution is because of Einstein theory of photoelectric effect. Einstein should have won more than one Nobel Prize.
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