Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious - but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance. Women made up nearly half my class at university, and my senior academic adviser there was a… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
When they called me with the Nobel call from Secretary General of the Swedish Academy it was twenty minutes to six and he said well that was well hope I'm not disturbing you but I am the Secretary General of… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I built on the efforts of a previous scientist, others will build on the work I'm doing and if I look at the whole… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
We still don't understand how the big bang and evolving all the way to the human species and so on. So all of this… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I thought of my Delta town as the center of the universe, but now I realize how little I… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
When I give a lecture on Egypt there are thousands of people in the lecture hall, so obviously they would like to go to… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources. — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I do have a concern however, humanity has a great way of adapting and I'm sure scientists of the future, probably after I leave… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
If you like, there is a Guinness time. The reason for that it's fundamental. It is not that we have to keep shortening the… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I thought in my Nobel Lecture I pointed that I was delighted that the Swedish Academy of Science did not quote anything about my… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
Think about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don't understand the way a protein folds the way it does. — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I think the Nobel Prize helps for a number of reasons. Number one, if I can be frank, there is these people will feel… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
I found with my students they don't necessarily look at journals any more, but they print right away from the internet what's relevant to… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
