Science · Technology · 1946–2016
Ahmed Zewail — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 26 February 1946 · Died: 2 August 2016 · Age at death: 70
How old was Ahmed Zewail when he died?
Ahmed Zewail died aged 70. He was born on 26 February 1946 and died on 2 August 2016.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist known as the father of femtochemistry
Did you know?He became the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field for his work studying chemical reactions in real time.
Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن زُوَيْل; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry".
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- Age at death
- 70
- Would be
- 80
- Years since death
- 10
- Born
- February 26, 1946 · Damanhur, Egypt
- Died
- August 2, 2016
- Cause of death
- Spinal cord lymphoma
- Nationality
- Egyptian
- Known for
- Science, Technology
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