Ahmed Zewail

Nobel Prize lecture

Femtochemistry: Atomic-Scale Dynamics of the Chemical Bond Using Ultrafast Lasers

Ahmed Zewail held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 1999, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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Ahmed Zewail held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 1999, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1996-2000, Editor Ingmar Grenthe, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2003

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