Egyptian-American Nobel winner Ahmed Zewail dies

Zewail, who won the prize for his work in femtochemistry, was the first Arab scientist to win the coveted prize in a scientific field.

Ahmed Zewail, the Egyptian-American scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 has died. He was 70.
Zewail, who won the prize for his work in femtochemistry, was the first Arab scientist to win the coveted prize in a scientific field.
While it's not immediately clear how Zewail died, social media is flooded with comments paying tribute to the scientist.
Zewail was born on February 26, 1946 in Damanhour, Egypt, and was raised in Desouk. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in chemistry from Alexandria University, Egypt before moving to the United States to complete his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania supervised by Robin M. Hochstrasser.

Egyptian #NobelPrize winner in chemistry Ahmed #Zewail passed away, age 70. Huge loss #RIPZewail
- Mohamed Sabe (@Canuckpharaoh) August 2, 2016

 

So sad that Nobel chemistry prize winner #AhmedZewail has died. Hope legacy to inspire Arabs to take up science pic.twitter.com/XvbzOvjgQO
- Chris Doyle (@Doylech) August 2, 2016

 

#AhmedZewail (1946-2016): father of femtochemistry & the 1999 @NobelPrize Laureate, passed away.
- Dr. Mohamed Adel (@MAdelAbdelaziz) August 2, 2016

 

RIP #Nobel laureate #Ahmed_Zewail dies at 70 pic.twitter.com/ZsGjp9Ga7i
- ???? ??????? (@HaYatElYaMaNi) August 2, 2016

 

Egyptian Scientist Ahmed Zewail dies, so sad to hear. One of the most inspirational and humble individuals to come out of Egypt. #rip
- Ahmed Osman (@ahmz_KF) August 2, 2016

• MENA