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Ahmed Zewail

Chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1999

Egypt / United States · 1946–2016

Chemist at the California Institute of Technology who developed femtosecond spectroscopy, allowing chemical reactions to be observed as they happen. Awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first Egyptian to receive a science Nobel. He later served on the US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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At the age of 21, as a Moeid, I believed that behind every universal phenomenon there must be beauty and simplicity in its description. This belief remains true today.

If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere, what would it say and why? Laureate-written autobiography for Les Prix Nobel, Nobel Prize Outreach, 1 December 1999 source

What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you have ever made — of money, time, or energy?

My science family came from all over the world, and members were of varied backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. The diversity in this "small world" I worked in daily provided the most stimulating environment, with many challenges and much optimism. Over the years, my research group has had close to 150 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting associates. Many of them are now in leading academic, industrial and governmental positions. Working with such minds in a village of science has been the most rewarding experience – Caltech was the right place for me.

Recorded Laureate-written autobiography for Les Prix Nobel, Nobel Prize Outreach, 1 December 1999 source

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