Abdus Salam

Abdus Salam

Mohammad Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current". He was the first Pakistani, first Muslim scientist, and second person from any Muslim country to win a Nobel Prize.

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Lifespan
1926 – 1996
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
Jhang
Educated at
Government College UniversitySt John's CollegeUniversity of the PunjabSanatan Dharma College
Awards
🏆 Copley Medal🏆 Nobel Prize in Physics🏆 Catalonia International Prize🏆 Adams Prize🏆 Royal Medal
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Nicholas Kemmer
Doctoral Students
📖 Walter Gilbert📖 Yuval Ne'eman

Timeline

  • 1926

    Born

    Birth
  • 1996

    Died

    Death

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