Albert A. Michelson Ph.D.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907

Award: "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure"

Nobel Prize Cash and Philanthropy

Albert Michelson was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in the sciences.

Albert Michelson donated his Nobel Prize, as well as a portion of the money he received, to his Alma Mater, the United States Naval Academy. His medal can be seen in the USNA Musemu.