Using the quantum theory of EM waves, which scientist was successful in explaining the photoelectric effect (and later won a Nobel Prize for the work)?
A) Heinrich Hertz
B) Max Planck
C) Albert Einstein
D) James Clerk Maxwell
E) Niels Bohr

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Albert Einstein was successful in explaining the photoelectric effect using the quantum theory of EM waves, which he published in a 1905 paper that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

Using the Quantum Theory of EM Waves, Which Scientist Was