Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam - The First Muslim Nobel Scientist

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam - The First Muslim Nobel Scientist by Gordon Fraser, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gordon Fraser ISBN: 9780191578663
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: April 24, 2008
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Gordon Fraser
ISBN: 9780191578663
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: April 24, 2008
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize for Science (Physics 1979), who was nevertheless excommunicated and branded as a heretic in his own country. His achievements are often overlooked, even besmirched. Realizing that the whole world had to be his stage, he pioneered the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, a vital focus of Third World science which remains as his monument. A staunch Muslim, he was ashamed of the decline of science in the heritage of Islam, and struggled doggedly to restore it to its former glory. Undermined by his excommunication, these valiant efforts were doomed.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize for Science (Physics 1979), who was nevertheless excommunicated and branded as a heretic in his own country. His achievements are often overlooked, even besmirched. Realizing that the whole world had to be his stage, he pioneered the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, a vital focus of Third World science which remains as his monument. A staunch Muslim, he was ashamed of the decline of science in the heritage of Islam, and struggled doggedly to restore it to its former glory. Undermined by his excommunication, these valiant efforts were doomed.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625 by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Traces of Terror by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic World by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Freaks of Nature : And what they tell us about evolution and development by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Banking: A Very Short Introduction by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book The Politics of Education in Developing Countries by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book A Dictionary of Computer Science by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Fieldwork by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book On the Topology and Future Stability of the Universe by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Turbulence and Order in Economic Development by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Suicide in the Middle Ages: Volume 2: The Curse on Self-Murder by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Thin Objects by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book The Apocryphal Jesus by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book The Glorious Art of Peace by Gordon Fraser
Cover of the book Distributive Justice by Gordon Fraser
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy