Ahmed Zewail Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

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Ahmed Zewail was an Egyptian-American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry. He invented a microscope that captures laser beams at femtosecond intervals, allowing for the visualization of molecules during chemical reactions. Renowned as the father of femtochemistry, he held professorships in chemistry and physics at the California Institute of Technology. Zewail's contributions have significantly advanced the field of chemistry, making him a key figure in understanding molecular dynamics. He passed away on August 2, 2016.

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Meaning of the name - Ahmed

praiseworthy, commendable, greatly praised, thankful (Arabic). It is also known as one of the names of Prophet Muhammad.

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February 26, 1946 Facts

Generation Group

Ahmed Zewail belongs to the Baby Boomers group.

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Place of Birth: Damanhur

Place of Death: Pasadena

Cause of Death: spinal cord lymphoma

Educated At: Alexandria University | University of Pennsylvania

Occupation: university teacher | chemist | inventor | physicist

Employers: California Institute of Technology

Awards Received: Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences | honorary doctor of the Peking University | honorary doctor of the Yale University | Great Immigrants Award | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | honorary doctorate of Lund University | Mendel Medal | William H. Nichols Medal | honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense | Fellow of the American Physical Society | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne | Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar | Othmer Gold Medal | Tolman Award | Herbert P. Broida Prize | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Officer of the National Order of Merit | Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy | Linus Pauling Award | E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Order of the Nile | Welch Award in Chemistry | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | Guggenheim Fellowship | Albert Einstein World Award of Science | Carl Zeiss Research Award | Wolf Prize in Chemistry | Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry | NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | Priestley Medal | Benjamin Franklin Medal | Davy Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Astrology Analysis

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