#  Irwin Shapiro was awarded the 2013 Einstein Prize of The American Physical Society 

 





September 20, 2012

 

 

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[Irwin Shapiro](/people/irwin-shapiro) was awarded the 2013 [Einstein Prize](http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/einstein.cfm) of The American Physical Society. The Prize was established to recognize outstanding accomplishments in the field of gravitational physics and consists of $10,000 and a certificate that includes the appropriate citation. The citation that will appear on

Irwin's certificate reads as follows:

"For his contributions to experimental solar system tests of relativistic theories of gravity, and in particular for proposing and measuring the Shapiro time delay effect."

The [Einstein Prize](http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/einstein.cfm) will be presented at APS April 2013 Meeting in Denver, CO, April 13-16, 2013, at a special Ceremonial session.









 

 

 



 

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