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The mosque was the neighbourhood house of worship, but it was also the place where my high school friends and I came to study.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Also Came Friends High High School House Mosque Neighbourhood Place School School Friends Study Where Worship I Came

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After World War II, scientific research in the U.S. was well supported. In the 1960s, when I came to America, the sky was the limit, and this conducive atmosphere enabled many of us to pursue esoteric research that resulted in America winning the lion's share of Nobel Prizes.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: After America Atmosphere Came Conducive Esoteric Limit Lion Many Nobel Prizes Pursue Research Resulted Scientific Scientific Research Share Sky Supported Us War Well Winning World World War World War Ii I Came 1960S

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In the 1960s, I personally lived the resounding impact of President Nasser's vision of constructing Aswan's High Dam as a 'national project' for controlling the Nile irrigation and the production of electricity.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Constructing Controlling Dam Electricity High Impact Irrigation Lived National Nile Personally President Production Project Vision 1960S

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Egypt has great potential because of the latent power of its human capital.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Because Capital Egypt Great Human Latent Potential Power

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On the banks of the Nile, the Rosetta branch, I lived an enjoyable childhood in the City of Disuq, which is the home of the famous mosque, Sidi Ibrahim.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Banks Branch Childhood City Enjoyable Famous Home Lived Mosque Nile Which

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The universe at large is full of questions that we still don't know anything about, and there will be always young people, brilliant, who are going to make new discoveries.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: About Always Anything Brilliant Discoveries Full Going Know Large Make New People Questions Still Universe Who Will Young Young People

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Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Education Future Investing Research Science

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Reading was and still is my real joy.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Joy Reading Real Still

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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

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

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On Sunday August 5, 2012, I was among a group of people who witnessed the Rover landing on Mars in real time at NASA's Caltech-managed Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Among August Group Jet Laboratory Landing Mars Nasa People Real Real Time Rover Sunday Time Who Witnessed

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Scientist

Born: February 26th, 1946

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