The Albert Einstein Award was an award in

theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict List of natural phenomena, natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental p ...

, given periodically from 1951 to 1979, that was established to recognize high achievement in the

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s. 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, in addition to a gold medal of Einstein by sculptor Gilroy Roberts, it also included a prize money of $15,000,Biography of J. Schwinger
from

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, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Last accessed December 17, 2006). which was later reduced to $5,000. The winner was selected by a committee (the first of which consisted of

Einstein Albert Einstein (14 March 187918 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence f ...

, Oppenheimer, von Neumann, and

Weyl Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl (; ; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher. Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland, and then Princeton, New Jersey, ...

) of the

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, which administered the award.''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. This award should not be confused with many others named after the famous physicist, such as the

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given by the

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(since 1984), the

Albert Einstein Medal The Albert Einstein Medal is an award presented by the Albert Einstein Society in Bern. First given in 1979, the award is presented to people for "scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein" each year. Recipients ...

given by the Albert Einstein Society (since 1979), nor with the

Hans Albert Einstein Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Swiss-American engineer, the second child and first son of physicists Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. He was a long-time professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of Cal ...

Award, named after his son and given by the

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(since 1988). It was established much earlier than these, while 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 ''

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''.''New Scientist'' magazine, EBSCO Publishing, vol. 77, p. 272, 1978. Some considered it as "the prestigious equivalent of a Nobel Prize".

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Information on the Albert Einstein Award from the ''Jewish-American Hall of Fame''

Information about and photos of the medal awarded to Kurt Godel
on the website of the

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