Ahmed Zewail

Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016) was an Egyptian chemist. He invented femtochemistry and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 1999.  

Chemical reactions were once thought impossible to measure, because they happen in only a few femtoseconds. His Nobel award was for using laser technology to measure extremely fast chemical reactions. The laser technology showed how molecules changed during the reaction. He was on the scientific advisory team for the President. Zewail encouraged basic Egyptian education and knowledge.

Related pages
List of Egyptian scientists

References

"Ahmed Zewail." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Biography in Context. Web. 29 May 2015.
"Ahmed H. Zewail".  Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015.
"Zewail, Ahmed Hassan." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2015. Web.  29 May 2015.
"ZEWAIL - EGYPT SUPPORTS KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY." AllAfrica. 16 Mar. 2015 eLibrary. Web. 29 May. 2015.

Category:1946 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Chemists
Category:Egyptian scientists
Category:Wolf Prize winners
Category:Egyptian Nobel Prize winners
Category:Kafr El Sheikh Governorate
Category:Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners