E=mc2. Nobel Peace Prize.
Revolutionizing modern physics with Theory of General Relativity.
Albert Einstein.
Portrait Details
Currency Collage Size 21 x 36 in.
No. of pieces to create collage 4620
No. of $1 bills used 195
No. of hours to complete ~350
Story Behind the Picture
This picture was taken on March 14th, 1951, on Einstein’s birthday. He was leaving his 72nd birthday party at Princeton University. Though he instructed the photographers, he had had enough with photos and reporters; they continued to push him. As a response, he stuck his tongue out at the crowd.
Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922. During the selection process in 1921, the Nobel Committee for Physics decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel. According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied. Albert Einstein therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1921 one year later, in 1922.
Source:
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach 2026. Tue. 24 Mar 2026. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/summary/>