Who explained the photoelectric effect and won the Nobel Prize for it in 1921?
A
Albert Einstein
B
Max Planck
C
Niels Bohr
D
Ernest Rutherford
Correct Answer: Option A — Albert Einstein
Explanation:
Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect in 1905 by proposing that light consists of discrete packets of energy called photons and...
Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect in 1905 by proposing that light consists of discrete packets of energy called photons and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for this work.