Abdus Salam
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Summary
Abdus Salam was born in Jhang[1]. He died in Oxford[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3], theoretical physicist[4], and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,654 views/month, #6,715 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Spouse: Louise Johnson[7]
- Country of citizenship: British Raj[8], Pakistan[9]
- Field of work: quantum field theory[10]
- Employer: Imperial College London[11], Ministry of Science and Technology[12], Government College University[13], St John's College[14], International Centre for Theoretical Physics[15], University of Chicago[16], University of Cambridge[17], Columbia University[18], University of Karachi[19], University of Houston[20], University of the Punjab[21]
- Educated at: Government College University[22], University of the Punjab[23], St John's College[24], Sanatan Dharma College[25]
- Doctoral advisor: Nicholas Kemmer[26], Paul Taunton Matthews[27]
- Award received: Atoms for Peace Award[28], Fellow of the Royal Society[29], Pride of Performance[30], Copley Medal[31], Royal Medal[32], Nobel Prize in Physics[33], Lomonosov Gold Medal[34], Hughes Medal[35], Matteucci Medal[36], Honorary doctors of Ghent University[37], Catalonia International Prize[38], TWAS fellow[39], National Order of Scientific Merit[40], J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize[41]
- Religion or worldview: Ahmadiyya[42], Islam[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Doctoral student: Walter Gilbert[45], Michael Duff[46], Ray Streater[47], Fayyazuddin[48], Ghulam Murtaza[49], Muneer Ahmad Rashid[50], Riazuddin[51], Robert Delbourgo[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Abdus Salam include Pati–Salam model[53], Abdus Salam Medal[54], Abdus Salam Award[55], Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction[56], and Abdus Salam Postgraduate Prize[57].
Why It Matters
Abdus Salam has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
He has been cited as an influence by Pervez Hoodbhoy[60], a physicist[61], b. 1950[62], of Pakistan[63], awarded the Abdus Salam Award[64], specialised in nuclear physics[65].
He is credited with the discovery of unified field theory[66], a concept[67]. Entities named for him include Pati–Salam model[53], Abdus Salam Medal[54], Abdus Salam Award[55], Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction[56], and Abdus Salam Postgraduate Prize[57].
His notable doctoral advisees include John Polkinghorne[68], a physicist[69], 1930–2021[70], of United Kingdom[71], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[72], specialised in theology[73]; Walter Gilbert[74]; Yuval Ne'eman[75]; Riazuddin[76]; John Moffat[77]; and Christopher Isham[78].
FAQs
Where was Abdus Salam born?
Abdus Salam's place of birth was Jhang[1].
Where did Abdus Salam die?
Abdus Salam passed away in Oxford[2].
Who was Abdus Salam married to?
Abdus Salam's spouses include Louise Johnson[7].
What did Abdus Salam do for work?
Abdus Salam worked as a university teacher[3], theoretical physicist[4], and physicist[5].
Where did Abdus Salam go to school?
Abdus Salam was educated at Government College University[22], University of the Punjab[23], St John's College[24], and Sanatan Dharma College[25].
What awards did Abdus Salam receive?
Honors received include Atoms for Peace Award[28], Fellow of the Royal Society[29], Pride of Performance[30], and Copley Medal[31].
Who did Abdus Salam influence?
Abdus Salam has been cited as an influence by Pervez Hoodbhoy[60].
What did Abdus Salam discover?
Abdus Salam is credited as discoverer of unified field theory[66].