Saturday, September 18, 2010

National Heroes

Mohammad Abdus Salam (Urdu: محمد عبد السلام) (January 29, 1926; Jhang, Punjab, British RajOxford, England) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory. Salam, Sheldon GlashowSteven Weinberg shared the prize for this discovery. Salam holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani and the first Muslim Nobel Laureate to receive the prize in the Sciences. Even today, Salam is considered one of the most influential scientists and physicists in his country. (present-day Pakistan)

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