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Mohammad Abdus Salam [4] [5] [6] NI (M) SPk ( / sæˈlæm /; pronounced [əbd̪ʊs səlaːm]; 29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996) [7] 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. [8]
In 1979, just five years after the law had been passed in Pakistan declaring him non-Muslim, Abdus Salam became the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize. To the world, he was the first Muslim...
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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Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who made groundbreaking contributions to quantum electrodynamics and elementary particle physics. He also founded the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste and advocated for science development in developing countries.
Nov 21, 1996 · Abdus Salam. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1979. Born: 29 January 1926, Jhang Maghiāna, India (now Pakistan) Died: 21 November 1996, Oxford, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
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.
Jan 29, 2018 · On the Jan 29, 1926, Chaudhry Muhammad Hussein and Bibi Hajira Hussien had a baby boy at their two-bedroom abode in Jhang. They named him Abdus Salam — ‘servant of peace’. I was born in the...
