ABDUS SALAM: The Nobel Genius Pakistan Lost |
Born in 1926 in the rural town of Jhang in Punjab, Abdus Salam’s journey from modest beginnings to the pinnacle of global science stands as one of Pakistan’s most remarkable intellectual stories. The son of a schoolteacher from an Ahmadi Muslim family, Salam displayed extraordinary academic ability from an early age. By the age of fourteen, he had topped his province in examinations, earning a scholarship to Government College, Lahore, and later securing a place at Cambridge University.
At Cambridge, Salam distinguished himself in mathematics and physics, quickly gaining recognition for solving complex problems in quantum field theory that had challenged even leading physicists of the time. His brilliance earned him the........