Person Salam; Muhammad Abdus (1926 - 1996) Salam Muhammad Abdus 1926 - 1996 British Male 29/01/1926 19260129 21/11/1996 19961121

Imperial College, London (1957)

Theoretical Physics Education: Government College, Lahore (on a scholarship); University of Cambridge (Punjab Government Scholarship). MA (Punjab); BA (Cambridge 1949); PhD (Cantab) Career: Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton, USA; Professor of Mathematics, Punjab University and Government College, Lahore; Lecturer and Fellow, St John's College, Cambridge (1954); Professor of Applied Mathematics, Imperial College, London (1957); Professor of Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London (1960); Scientific Advisor (part time) to President of Pakistan Ayub Khan (1961); resigned (1974); founder and first Director (1964-1993), then President (from 1993) of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy (inaugurated 1964) Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physics) 1979 Honours: KBE (Hon) 1989 Son of Choudhary Muhammad Hussain, a teacher Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1964; Royal Medal 1978; Copley Medal 1990 Lectures: Bakerian 1980 Fellow 19/03/1959 33 AssocMaterial: NCUACS 99/4/01. Papers deposited in the Library, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (covering the period 1939-2000) Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1998 vol 44 pp 385-401, plate, by T W B Kibble References: P Harper, 'Preserving scientific archives: the work of NCUACS' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 227-232 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 29 Jan 1926 - 21 Nov 1996 NA6457 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27596310 7cab1b4c-1dff-4b2d-93b7-4b2cbf98cf6c