Salam + 50 : proceedings of the conference / edited by Michael Duff.

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TextPublication details: London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 84 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

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9781848161917
1848161913
1848161905
9781848161900

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Salam plus 50
Salam plus fifty
Salam + fifty

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530.092 22

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QC16.S26

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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.

Summary: 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 the Man.

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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 the Man.

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