Quotes by Abdus Salam

About Abdus Salam:

Mohammad Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who, when he shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to electroweak unification, became the first Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize and also the second Muslim to win the prize, after Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and the first Muslim to win the prize in science.
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It is good to recall that three centuries ago, around the year 1660, two of the greatest monuments of modern history were erected, one in the West and one in the East; St. Paul's Cathedral in London and the Taj Mahal in Agra. Between them, the two sy...

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In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.

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From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.

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Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

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The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.

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Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.

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stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.

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Author Bio

  • NameAbdus Salam
  • Descriptiontheoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
  • AliasesMohammad Abdus Salam
  • BornJanuary 29, 1926
  • DiedNovember 21, 1996
  • CountryPakistan
  • ProfessionPhysicist
  • AwardsAtoms For Peace Award; Fellow Of The Royal Society; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Pride Of Performance; Erwin Schrödinger Prize; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Nobel Prize In Physics