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Abdus Salam

Abdus Salam was a theoretical physicist, a prolific researcher, an advocate for science, and a Nobel Prize laureate. He won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for contributing to the electroweak unification theory.


Articles by Abdus Salam

This is a section of a 1988 Bulletin magazine cover. This issue focused on the victories of antinuclear activists and groups, with a large focus on the Dagomys Declaration that the Pugwash Council released in September of 1988. The image shows three anti-nuclear activists with their arms linked together.

A perspective from 1988: The Third World needs scientific advancement

By Abdus Salam | Special Topics