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Ahmed Zewail

Egyptian Scientist

Born: Feb 26, 1946

Died: Aug 2, 2016

Country Education Egypt People Science World

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Curiosity - the rover and the concept - is what science is all about: the quest to reveal the unknown. Ahmed Zewail

Science Unknown About Concept Reveal Quest Curiosity Rover

The family's dream was to see me receive a high degree abroad and to return to become a university professor - on the door to my study room, a sign was placed reading 'Dr. Ahmed,' even though I was still far from becoming a doctor. Ahmed Zewail

Family Me Doctor Degree Reading Become Sign Though High Dream See Abroad Study Return Becoming Still Door Placed Room Far Even Professor Dr Receive University

Although there exist in the world today some microbes of the soul, such as discrimination and aggression, science was and still is the core of progress for humanity and the continuity of civilization. Ahmed Zewail

Today Soul Science Humanity World Progress Some Civilization Although Still Continuity Exist Discrimination Aggression Core

From the dawn of history, science has probed the universe of unknowns, searching for the uniting laws of nature. Ahmed Zewail

Nature History Science Universe Unknowns Laws Dawn Searching Uniting

It turns out all molecular and biological systems have speeds of the atoms move inside them; the fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations, and this speed is about a kilometre per second. Ahmed Zewail

Atoms Speed Speeds Out Possible Systems Inside Per About Determined Move Vibrations Them Turns Molecular Biological Fastest Second

Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt, but we need the science base; we need the correct science base. Ahmed Zewail

Science Tremendous Resources Correct Egypt Human Just Human Resources Base Need

I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoints and things of that sort. Ahmed Zewail

Time Computers New Sort Am New Media Experts Working Media Things

When Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt in 2012, many in the country, including me, were hopeful that he would become a democratic president for all Egyptians - not only for the Muslim Brotherhood. Ahmed Zewail

Me Country Become President Muslim Hopeful Would Brotherhood Only He Democratic Were Egypt Egyptians Elected Many Including

Shortly after Sisi was elected, his administration announced cuts of 'subsidies' on natural gas and energy consumption and lowered those for bread and other goods. Such action was taboo during the Mubarak and Sadat presidencies for over half a century, but Sisi was able to convince Egyptians he was taking necessary action. Ahmed Zewail

Natural Half Energy Action Other Those Administration Able Taboo He Consumption Taking Over Announced Goods His Subsidies Egyptians Bread After Energy Consumption Natural Gas Century Cuts Elected Mubarak Convince Lowered Gas Necessary

Some consider the removal of Dr. Mohammed Morsi a coup by the army against an elected president. Others treat it as the second revolution, or the continuation of the January 25, 2011, revolution. Ahmed Zewail

Army Treat Revolution President Others Consider Some Removal Coup Continuation Against January Elected Mohammed Dr Second

Growing up in Egypt, I never saw the country as divided as it is today. We now have two main political groupings: the Islamist parties and the civil, or liberal, political parties. Ahmed Zewail

Today Political Country Liberal Saw Civil Divided Main Never Parties Up Political Parties Egypt Growing Growing Up Now Two

Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups. Ahmed Zewail

Syria Ancient Muslims Religious Minorities Ten Various Civilization Proud Least Denomination Heir Ethnic Unique Groups Spectrum Christians

Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century, leading to world war. Ahmed Zewail

The youth movement is aware that old visions can not take Egypt into the future. Ahmed Zewail

Future Youth Old Visions Take Egypt Movement Aware

Let me put it this way: There is nothing in Islam that is fundamentally against the quest for knowledge. Ahmed Zewail

Me Knowledge Islam Nothing Way Put Quest Against Fundamentally

Our femtosecond snapshots can examine a molecule at discrete instants in time. Ahmed Zewail

Time Our Examine Discrete Molecule

Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy. Ahmed Zewail

Democracy Constitution Liberty First East Had Allowed Egypt Middle Middle East

In Egypt, every family is suffering from the deteriorated schooling and university system of the Mubarak regime. What families want most of all is to secure a good education for their children. Ahmed Zewail

Education Good Family Suffering Every System Secure Deteriorated Most Schooling Families Egypt Children Want Regime Mubarak Good Education University

What the U.S. should do consistently is to support the liberty of the Egyptian people. Ahmed Zewail

People Liberty Consistently Support Egyptian Should

In adapting to life in the melting pot of America, I discovered that the same soft power of science has a huge influence in building bridges between cultures and religions - and has the potential to do so with the Muslim world. Ahmed Zewail

Life Science World Power Building Adapting Melting Melting Pot Muslim Muslim World Religions Pot Potential Between Discovered Cultures Huge Huge Influence America Same Influence Bridges Soft

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