Personal And Scientific Reminiscences: Tributes To Ahmed Zewail

Download or read book Personal And Scientific Reminiscences: Tributes To Ahmed Zewail written by Majed Chergui and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of wonderful tributes to the late Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016), considered the 'Father of Femtochemistry', a long-standing icon in the field of physical chemistry, and the father of ultrafast electron-based methods. The book contains testimonies by friends and relatives of Zewail and by outstanding scientists from around the world who worked or have been affiliated with the Nobel prizewinning professor. Each contribution describes the author's own unique experience and personal relationship with Zewail, and includes details of his scientific achievements and the stories around them. Personal and Scientific Reminiscences collects accounts from the most important individuals in the physical and chemical sciences to give us a unique insight into the world and work of one of the great scientists of our time.