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Mohammad Abdus Salam NI(M) SPk (/ s æ ˈ l æ m /; pronounced [əbd̪ʊs səlaːm]; 29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for his contribution to the electroweak unification theory.
Oct 15, 2019 · Salam was the first Pakistani to win a Nobel, and his victory should have been a historic moment for the country. But instead, 40 years on, his story has largely been forgotten by the country in...
May 18, 2024 · Abdus Salam was a Pakistani nuclear physicist who was the corecipient with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Lee Glashow of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in formulating the electroweak theory, which explains the unity of the weak nuclear force and electromagnetism.
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Lived 1926 - 1996. Abdus Salam shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow. In the previous century, James Clerk Maxwell brought about the first great unification in physics when he showed that the electric and magnetic forces are manifestations of a single force - the electromagnetic force, responsible for
Jan 29, 2018 · A journey through the life of Pakistan's first Nobel Laureate, Professor Abdus Salam. Hasham Cheema Published January 29, 2018. A star is born. Abdus Salam's birth certificate. — ICTP...
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist, Abdus Salam, was the first Pakistani and first Muslim Nobel Laureate of science. Throughout his career he made a huge contribution to the world of science, including here at Imperial College London.
Oct 5, 2020 · October 5, 2020. Breaking the Barrier: Dr. Abdus Salam. Maria Stokes, SPS Intern. Physics History. Behind the Scenes. “I am the first Muslim who has got the prize for science, breaking the barrier, taking away that sense of inferiority that, over the centuries, has come over the Muslim youth.
