Abdus Salam(1926–1996)

Physics

Abdus Salam is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979) from Pakistan. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Sanatan Dharma College and St John's College. They have been affiliated with Ministry of Science and Technology.

4
Major Awards
516
Publications
20,294
Citations
56
h-index
157
i10-index
39.3
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physics

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

Imperial College London
1979

Education

Sanatan Dharma College
St John's College(Doctor of Philosophy)
University of the Punjab(Master of Arts)
Government College University(Bachelor of Arts)

Doctoral Advisors

Walter GilbertYuval Ne'emanJohn PolkinghorneChristopher IshamJohn Clayton TaylorMichael DuffRay StreaterRonald ShawJohn MoffatFayyazuddinGhulam MurtazaMuneer Ahmad RashidPartha GhoseRiazuddinRobert DelbourgoMasud AhmadDaniel AkyeampongAli ChamseddinePeter WestKamaluddin AhmedJohn StrathdeePenelope Anne RowlattAlan J. MacfarlaneI. R. GatlandA. SyedWilliam Raymond FranklinTin Maung AyeJames F. BoyceNicholas KemmerPaul Taunton Matthews

Career Timeline

Ministry of Science and Technology?–present
University of the Punjab?–present
Imperial College London?–present
University of Cambridge?–present
Columbia University?–present
University of Chicago?–present
International Centre for Theoretical Physics?–present
University of Houston?–present
University of Karachi?–present
Government College University1951–1954
St John's College1954–1957

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesIndian National Science Academy

Data Sources

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