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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455541303321

Titolo

Salam + 50 [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the conference / / edited by Michael Duff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : Distributed by World Scientific, c2008

ISBN

1-84816-191-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DuffM. J

Disciplina

530.092

Soggetti

Physicists - Pakistan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a conference held July 7, 2007, at Imperial College, London, by the Theoretical Physics Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Welcoming address / R. Sykes -- Salam the scientist. The grand view of physics / G. 't Hooft. Abdus Salam at Imperial College / T. Kibble. Memories of working with Abdus Salam / C. Isham. In memoriam: Abdus Salam (1926-1996) / K. S. Stelle -- Salam the humanitarian. Abdus Salam and Pakistan / M. Lodhi. The International Centre for Theoretical Physics / F. Hussain. A personal account of Professor Abdus Salam / K. R. Sreenivasan -- Salam the man. Salam's mantle of Britishness / G. Fraser. Recollections of my father / A. Salam. Recollections of my father / A. Rahman. Recollections of my grandfather / S. Rahman. Message from the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community / M. M. Ahmad. Presentation of the Abdus Salam Imperial College Physics Graduate Prize / M. Ahmad.

Sommario/riassunto

The year 2007 marked not only the centenary of Imperial College London but also the 50th anniversary of the late Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam's arrival at the College. Accordingly, a conference entitled "Salam + 50" organized by the Theoretical Physics Group was held at Imperial College on 7 July 2007.Many distinguished guests attended and paid their respects to the great man. Their contributions recorded in these proceedings are divided into three sections, designed to reflect the three dimensions of Salam's character: 1) Salam the Scientist, 2) Salam the Humanitarian, and 3) Salam th