Answer: Albert Einstein is one of the most influential physicists in the 20 th century. In 1905 Einstein published four landmark papers in physics-on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, the special theory of relativity and equivalence of matter and energy (E=mc 2).The year 2005 was named the World Year of Physics in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Einstein's publications.ccording 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.