Voyage through time :: walks of life to the Nobel Prize /

From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandriato the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takesus on a voyage through time — his own life and the split-secondworld of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life andwork until his receipt of th...

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1. Verfasser: Zewail, Ahmed H.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, ©2002.
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Zusammenfassung:From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandriato the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takesus on a voyage through time — his own life and the split-secondworld of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life andwork until his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1999, he draws lessonsfrom his life story so far, and he meditates on the impact which therevolution in science has had on our modern world — in bothdeveloped and developing countries. What makes the book enchanting andengaging is Zewail's emphasis on the human dimension and his uni.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index.
ISBN:9812564470
9789812564474
9781617974939
1617974935
9781617972461
1617972460
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