Ahmed Zewail vs Angela Merkel
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) and Angela Merkel (1954–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1954 to 2016.
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Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016)
- — Born in Damanhur, Egypt Verified
- — Earned bachelor's degree from Alexandria University Verified
- — Moved to the United States for doctoral study Verified
- — Received Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Verified
- — Joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Pioneered femtochemistry with ultrafast laser experiments Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Appointed to the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Verified
- — Founded Zewail City of Science and Technology in Egypt Verified
- — Died in Pasadena, California Verified
Angela Merkel (1954–present)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Family settles in Templin, East Germany Verified
- — Studies physics at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Works as a researcher at the Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Earns a doctorate in quantum chemistry Verified
- — Enters politics during the fall of East Germany Verified
- — Elected to the Bundestag Verified
- — Serves as a federal minister under Helmut Kohl Verified
- — Elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union Verified
- — Serves as Chancellor of Germany Verified