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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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As an instructor at Alexandria University, I did research that was published in international journals. Although I left to pursue a doctorate in the United States, it was not for want of a good life.
Ahmed Zewail
Life
Good
Research
Alexandria
Good Life
States
Pursue
Journals
Doctorate
Instructor
Although
Left
Did
Want
International
United
United States
Published
University
In addition to the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, which is crucial to U.S. interests both domestically and in the Middle East, the U.S. has had and will continue to need Egypt's collaboration in the war on terrorism.
Ahmed Zewail
War
Terrorism
Peace
Will
Addition
Collaboration
East
Both
Crucial
Had
Between
Israel
Continue
Egypt
Middle
Middle East
Which
Interests
Need
Treaty
The partnership between the United States and Egypt is crucial to both countries, and it can't be predicated on political manipulation and threats of withholding aid.
Ahmed Zewail
Political
Aid
States
Threats
Both
Crucial
Between
Countries
Partnership
Withholding
Egypt
Manipulation
United
United States
In the 1970s, what I, as a young foreign student studying in the United States, found most dynamic, exciting and impressive about this country is what much of the world continues to value most about the U.S. today: its open intellectual culture, its great universities, its capacity for discovery and innovation.
Ahmed Zewail
Today
Great
Culture
Innovation
World
Value
Country
Young
States
About
Student
Open
Exciting
Studying
Most
Foreign
Discovery
Intellectual
Impressive
Dynamic
Capacity
Much
Found
United
United States
Universities
I teach at Caltech and oversee a research laboratory there. In general, I find that the majority of young people are excited by the prospects of research, but they soon discover that in the current market, many doctorate-level scientists are holding temporary positions or are unemployed.
Ahmed Zewail
People
Young
Holding
Research
Positions
Market
Find
Temporary
General
Excited
Soon
Prospects
Majority
Scientists
Discover
Oversee
Laboratory
Unemployed
Current
Young People
Teach
Many
We must nurture creative scientists in an environment that encourages interactions and collaborations across different fields, and support research free from weighty bureaucracies.
Ahmed Zewail
Creative
Nurture
Free
Research
Collaborations
Must
Environment
Support
Weighty
Scientists
Encourages
Different
Interactions
Fields
Across
The vast majority of Muslims are moderates working for a better future and seeking a peaceful life.
Ahmed Zewail
Life
Future
Better
Muslims
Seeking
Better Future
Vast
Vast Majority
Majority
Moderates
Working
Peaceful
As a cultural product of both 'East' and 'West', I do not believe there is a fundamental basis for a clash of civilisations, or that the West is the cause of all problems.
Ahmed Zewail
Cause
Problems
Believe
East
Clash
Both
West
Cultural
Product
Fundamental
Basis
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifist parties are a real force in the Egyptian society. No civil, liberal government can succeed, even after new elections, if the Islamists are forced to work underground as a foe and the country remains divided.
Ahmed Zewail
Work
Government
Country
Society
Liberal
Foe
Muslim
Civil
Brotherhood
Divided
Remains
New
Parties
Underground
Force
Forced
Islamists
Real
Egyptian
After
Succeed
Elections
Even
Egypt was the first democracy in the Middle East. Women were unveiled in the 1920s. Egypt is a country of civilization, of culture. It shouldn't be suffering.
Ahmed Zewail
Democracy
Suffering
Culture
Women
First
Country
East
Civilization
Unveiled
Were
Egypt
Middle
Middle East
Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.
Ahmed Zewail
Education
Future
Science
Research
Investing
Secularism will not work in Egypt any more than theocracy. What will work is governance that is guided by the Islamic values of the majority with protection of the minority rights.
Ahmed Zewail
Work
Rights
Protection
Will
Values
Minority
Guided
Secularism
More
Majority
Islamic
Governance
Than
Any
Egypt
Theocracy
There is no 'master plan' on the road to the Nobel Prize. It represents a lot of hard work, a passion for that work and... being in the right place at the right time. For me, that place was Caltech.
Ahmed Zewail
Work
Hard Work
Time
Me
Passion
Master
Right Place
Right Time
Nobel
Road
Nobel Prize
Master Plan
Lot
Prize
Represents
Being
Place
Plan
Hard
Right
I discovered how science is truly a universal language, one that forges new connections among individuals and opens the mind to ideas that go far beyond the classroom.
Ahmed Zewail
Science
Language
Mind
Classroom
Individuals
New
Beyond
Ideas
Opens
How
Go
Discovered
Truly
Far
Connections
Among
Universal
Universal Language
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