Ahmed Zewail was an Egyptian-American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry. He invented a microscope that captures laser beams at femtosecond intervals, allowing for the visualization of molecules during chemical reactions. Renowned as the father of femtochemistry, he held professorships in chemistry and physics at the California Institute of Technology. Zewail's contributions have significantly advanced the field of chemistry, making him a key figure in understanding molecular dynamics. He passed away on August 2, 2016.
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Meaning of the name - Ahmed
highly praised, praiseworthy
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Place of Birth: Damanhur
Place of Death: Pasadena
Cause of Death: spinal cord lymphoma
Educated At: Alexandria University | University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: university teacher | chemist | inventor | physicist
Employers: California Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences | honorary doctor of the Peking University | honorary doctor of the Yale University | Great Immigrants Award | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | honorary doctorate of Lund University | Mendel Medal | William H. Nichols Medal | honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense | Fellow of the American Physical Society | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne | Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar | Othmer Gold Medal | Tolman Award | Herbert P. Broida Prize | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Officer of the National Order of Merit | Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy | Linus Pauling Award | E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Order of the Nile | Welch Award in Chemistry | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | Guggenheim Fellowship | Albert Einstein World Award of Science | Carl Zeiss Research Award | Wolf Prize in Chemistry | Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry | NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | Priestley Medal | Benjamin Franklin Medal | Davy Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Ephemeris for February 26, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 26, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 26, 2024 |
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| Sun | 7 Pisces 13 | 7 Pisces 17 | 23 Taurus 58 |
| Moon | 2 Capricorn 23 | 27 Virgo 45 | 16 Scorpio 14 |
| Mercury | 19 Pisces 57 | 5 Pisces 39 | 6 Taurus 38 |
| Venus | 13 Pisces 15 | 12 Aquarius 4 | 19 Gemini 26 |
| Mars | 14 Cancer 13 | 10 Aquarius 9 | 10 Leo 41 |
| Jupiter | 26 Libra 51 | 10 Taurus 41 | 18 Libra 38 |
| Saturn | 18 Cancer 50 | 9 Pisces 26 | 21 Cancer 2 |
| Uranus | 13 Gemini 26 | 19 Taurus 30 | 16 Gemini 9 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 2 | 26 Pisces 36 | 6 Libra 7 |
| Pluto | 10 Leo 2 | 1 Aquarius 7 | 9 Leo 32 |
| Rahu | 26 Gemini 29 | 17 Aries 53 | 22 Gemini 21 |
| Ketu | 26 Sagittarius 29 | 17 Libra 53 | 22 Sagittarius 21 |
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