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Einstein is popularly tied to relativity, but his Nobel Prize recognised the photoelectric effect. Public memory and official recognition do not always choose the same doorway.

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Einstein is popularly tied to relativity, yet his Nobel Prize honoured the photoelectric effect — a reminder that a genius's official recognition can rest on unexpected work.

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Einstein halkın zihninde görelilikle bağdaştırılır; ama Nobel Ödülü fotoelektrik etkiyi tanıdı. Kamusal hafıza ile resmî takdir her zaman aynı kapıyı seçmez.
Nobel Ödülü

Einstein, halk arasında görelilikle anılır; oysa Nobel Ödülü fotoelektrik etkiyi onurlandırdı — bir dâhinin resmî takdirinin, beklenmedik bir çalışmaya dayanabileceğinin hatırlatması.

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