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"It was long reported that Einstein gave the Nobel prize money directly to his first wife, Mileva Marić, in compliance with their 1919 divorce settlement. However, personal correspondence made public in 2006 shows that he invested much of it in the United States, and saw much of it wiped out in the Depression."
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How much was the prize money when Albert Einstein received the Nobel prize?
$2,000,000
How much money did Einstein win for his Nobel Prize?
He did not win any of the money. He made a deal with his first wife with her giving him a divorce he would give her all of his winnings for his nobel prize.
In what year did Albert Einstein receive the Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Prize Awarding Institution, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, decided to reserve the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, and therefore no Physics Prize was awarded that year. According to the statutes, a reserved prize can be awarded the year after, and Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
What was the monetary value of Einstein's Nobel Prize?
When Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, he was awarded the sum of 121,573 Swedish Krona. This sum translates to 2,285,572 Swedish Krona in 2007, which is roughly 331,000 U.S. Dollars. Please see the related links from the Nobel Prize site for the basis of calculations.
What are two Albert Einstein's important contributions?
The photoelectric effect, for which he won his Nobel Prize, and the Theory of General Relativity.
