Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious – but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance.
AHMED ZEWAILI do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources.
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I want to really focus on doing this two things I really would like to focus on science and the excitement of science and to help with science.
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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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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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The fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations and this speeds is about a kilometre per second.
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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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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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We don’t work like the best basketball player and the best musician and so on. Science is a collective effort.
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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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As a child, I thought I was immortal, but now I recognize how limited a time we all have. As a child, success meant scoring A on every exam, but now I take it to mean good health, close family and friends, achieve- ments in my work, and helping others.
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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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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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Invest in basic research and recruit the best minds.
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I don’t know all the reasons for these achievements, but I know that I love what I do and I have never wanted to rest on my laurels.
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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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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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