Einstein Prize (APS)

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The Einstein Prize is a prize that has been awarded every second year by the American Physical Society since 2003. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding accomplishments in the field of gravitational physics". The prize is named after Albert Einstein (1879-1955), author of the theories of special and general relativity, and as of 2007 it is valued at $10,000.

[edit] Recipients

• 2007: Rainer Weiss and Ronald Drever
• 2005: Bryce DeWitt
• 2003: John A. Wheeler and Peter G. Bergmann

[edit] See also

• Albert Einstein Award, (Lewis and Rosa Strauss Memorial Fund)
• Albert Einstein Medal, (Albert Einstein Society, Bern)
• Albert Einstein World Award of Science, (World Cultural Council)

[edit] External links

• Einstein Prize, American Physical Society