Abdus Salam(29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to the field of particle physics. Abdus Salam was born on January 29, 1926, in Pakistan. His family belonged to a conservative Muslim background. Despite facing financial constraints, Salam’s father encouraged his education, recognizing his son’s academic potential.
Famous Abdus Salam Quotes
“I am a particle physicist, which is the nearest branch to nuclear physics. So in that sense I was the sort of right connection with the subject of nuclear energy and so on.” ~ Abdus Salam“Mankind spends much more on training pilots of aircraft than it does to train the nuclear reactor operators.” ~ Abdus Salam“People either buy nuclear power, nuclear reactors from outside, and don’t train their own men, or they just don’t go into nuclear power at all, they are so afraid of it.” ~ Abdus Salam“Personally I would like to see that the nuclear age, in terms of power, does come, because there’s no long-term future for developing countries without nuclear power.” ~ Abdus Salam“From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.” ~ Abdus Salam“In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.” ~ Abdus Salam“Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.” ~ Abdus Salam“I’m afraid there’s a big confusion in the world between nuclear power and nuclear arms.” ~ Abdus Salam“The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.” ~ Abdus Salam
