Albert Einstein Award the United States" by "The New York Times". Some considered it as "the prestigious equivalent of a Nobel Prize". Albert Einstein Award This award should not be confused with many others named after the famous physicist, such as the Albert Einstein World Award of Science given by the World Cultural Council (since 1984), the Albert Einstein Medal given by the Albert Einstein Society (since 1979), nor with the Hans Albert Einstein Award, named after his son and given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (since 1988). It was established much earlier than these, when Einstein was still alive and
Albert Einstein Institution use of nonviolent action". To further this mission, the Institution has supported research projects; actively consulted with resistance and pro-democracy groups from Burma, Thailand, Egypt, Tibet, Serbia, Equatorial Guinea, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and elsewhere; and worked to publicize the power and potential of nonviolent struggle around the world through educational materials, scholarly writings, workshops, and the media. The Albert Einstein Institution was founded in 1983 and operates out of a small office in East Boston, Massachusetts. A feature documentary by Scottish director, Ruaridh Arrow, "How to Start a Revolution", about the global influence of the Albert Einstein Institution and