Ahmed Zewail was born in Damanhour, Egypt, the son of a bicycle assembler. source
Ahmed Zewail was born in Damanhour, Egypt, the son of a bicycle assembler.
Zewail went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California-Berkley before accepting a professorship at the California Institute of Technology in 1976. source
Zewail went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California-Berkley before accepting a professorship at the California Institute of Technology in 1976.
He was educated through college at Alexandria University and received two degrees in chemistry before moving to the US to complete his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. source
He was educated through college at Alexandria University and received two degrees in chemistry before moving to the US to complete his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ahmed Zewail had to first create a high-speed laser that could function at the intersection of the molecular life of the subject sample. source
Ahmed Zewail had to first create a high-speed laser that could function at the intersection of the molecular life of the subject sample.
Ahmed Zewail's key work was as a pioneer of femtochemistry—i.e. the study of chemical reactions across femtoseconds. source
Ahmed Zewail's key work was as a pioneer of femtochemistry—i.e. the study of chemical reactions across femtoseconds.
Ahmed Zewail had been nominated and participated in President Barack Obama's Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. source
Ahmed Zewail had been nominated and participated in President Barack Obama's Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
In 1999, Ahmed Zewail became the first Egyptian and the first Arab to receive a science Nobel Prize when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. source
In 1999, Ahmed Zewail became the first Egyptian and the first Arab to receive a science Nobel Prize when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
In 1999, Ahmed Zewail received Egypt's highest state honor, the Grand Collar of the Nile. source
In 1999, Ahmed Zewail received Egypt's highest state honor, the Grand Collar of the Nile.
In October 2006, Zewail received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for "his pioneering development of the new field of femtoscience" and for his seminal contributions to the revolutionary discipline of physical biology. source
In October 2006, Zewail received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science for "his pioneering development of the new field of femtoscience" and for his seminal contributions to the revolutionary discipline of physical biology.
Ahmed Zewail was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2001. source
Ahmed Zewail was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2001.
Ahmed Zewail married his wife Dema Faham in 1989. Ahmed Zewail had four children: Maha, Amani, Nabeel, and Hani. source
Ahmed Zewail married his wife Dema Faham in 1989. Ahmed Zewail had four children: Maha, Amani, Nabeel, and Hani.
Ahmed Zewail died aged 70 on the evening of August 2, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. A military funeral was held for Zewail on August 7, 2016 at the El-Mosheer Tantawy mosque in Cairo, Egypt. source
Ahmed Zewail died aged 70 on the evening of August 2, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. A military funeral was held for Zewail on August 7, 2016 at the El-Mosheer Tantawy mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
For his groundbreaking work, Ahmed Zewail has been awarded multiple honorary doctorates from universities around the world. source
For his groundbreaking work, Ahmed Zewail has been awarded multiple honorary doctorates from universities around the world.
