Ahmed Zewail, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ahmed Zewail

Egyptian scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry", and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Damanhur, Beheira Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 02-Aug-2016

Profession: physicist, inventor, chemist, university teacher, researcher

Nationality: United States, Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: ???? ??? ?????, Egyptian Arabic: ['æhmæd 'hæsæn ze'we?l]; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry".
He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field.
He was the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics, and the director of the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology at the California Institute of Technology.