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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]
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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.
Oct 15, 2019 · In 1979, Pakistani scientist Abdus Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics. His life’s work was key to defining a theory of particle physics still used today, and it laid the groundwork for the...
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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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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.
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...
Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his contributions to electroweak unification. He was also a prolific scholar, educator, and academic leader who received many honors and awards from around the world.
