The fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations and this speeds is about a kilometre per second.
AHMED ZEWAILThink about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don’t understand the way a protein folds the way it does.
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I do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources.
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I thought in my Nobel Lecture I pointed that I was delighted that the Swedish Academy of Science did not quote anything about my current work right now, because the current work that my group is focusing on is actually both the time resolve.
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So, that’s my intention to focus my efforts there and I hope I will be able to do so.
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I do feel quite strongly about this that probably one of the things that unfortunately this age now to get a Nobel Prize is to really use part of it to help the young people get excited about science.
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I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoint’s and things of that sort.
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When I was a child, I thought of my Delta town as the center of the universe, but now I realize how little I know about the universe.
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Invest in basic research and recruit the best minds.
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There are many, many books I’ve read and I think this is quite naïve actually because we all just try to uncover something.
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And the other thing also which I’m hoping for is that the government in Egypt is willing and interested in promoting science and technology and this is an ideal time now to be able to do something.
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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 the Swedish Academy.
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Scientists contribute in a variety of ways and I don’t think I can singular one even including [Albert] Einstein, that I can say that he’s the best.
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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 this planet, earth will have a new way of dealing with the internet but I do have a concern in the transition period.
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Think about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don’t understand the way a protein folds the way it does.
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I think the Nobel Prize helps for a number of reasons. Number one, if I can be frank, there is these people will feel by getting a Nobel Prize that I’m one of them, that it is possible to contribute on the world map of science and technology.
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I came from Egypt and I owe Egypt a lot to what I am now.
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