A. Einstein's nomination letter for the Nobel Prize in Physics for Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg, ca. 30 Sept. 1931.
"In my opinion, this theory [quantum mechanics] contains without doubt a piece of the ultimate truth. The achieve- ments of both men are independent of each other and so significant that it would not be ap- propriate to divide a Nobel prize between them. The question of who should get the prize first is hard to answer. Personally, I assess Schrödinger's achievement as the greater one, since I have the impression that the concepts created by him will carry further than those of Heisenberg.
[Here Einstein adds a footnote: This, however, is only my opinion, which may be wrong.]
On the other hand, the first important publication by Heisenberg precedes the one by Schrödinger. If I had to decide, I would give the prize first to Schrödinger."
📷 courtesy of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm