Abdus Salam
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Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in electroweak unification and for advancing scientific research in developing countries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nobel laureate Abdus Salam | 2 |
| Mohammad Abdus Salam | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
BA in Mathematics
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MA in Mathematics ⓘ PhD in Theoretical Physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Adams Prize
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Atiyah–Bott Prize ⓘ Copley Medal ⓘ Hughes Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rabwah, Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | progressive supranuclear palsy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government College, Lahore
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surface form:
Government College University, Lahore
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ University of the Punjab ⓘ |
| employer |
Government College, Lahore
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surface form:
Government College University, Lahore
Imperial College London ⓘ International Centre for Theoretical Physics ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup |
Punjabi language
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surface form:
Punjabi
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| familyName | Salam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electroweak theory
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particle physics ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| founded |
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World ⓘ
surface form:
Third World Academy of Sciences
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| fullName |
Abdus Salam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mohammad Abdus Salam
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| givenName | Abdus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Salam–Weinberg model
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surface form:
Glashow–Weinberg–Salam theory
Salam–Weinberg model ⓘ electroweak unification ⓘ gauge theory ⓘ promotion of science in developing countries ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (advisory role)
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Fayyazuddin
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Riazuddin ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jhang
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Punjab ⓘ
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Punjab, British India
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| placeOfDeath |
Oxford
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Oxfordshire ⓘ
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Oxfordshire, England
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| positionHeld |
Director of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
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Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London ⓘ Science Advisor to the Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| religion |
Ahmadiyya
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Islam ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Sheldon Glashow
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surface form:
Sheldon Lee Glashow
Steven Weinberg ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Islamabad
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Trieste, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Trieste
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Mohammad Abdus Salam
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Nobel laureate Abdus Salam
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Rabwah
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Nobel laureate Abdus Salam