Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam – The First Muslim Nobel Scientist by Gordon Fraser (PDF)

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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 wasashamed 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.

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⭐It is a beautifully written book and the author despite being a physicist himself make it a very readable book to a non-sciece person also. Dr. Salam’s very tried to read the mind of God. What a remarkable man he was!!!

⭐As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community I take pride in Dr. Abdus Salam being one of us. As a Pakistani I am saddened to see the work of this great man ignored simply because of his religious affiliation. Few Pakistanis have exhibited such pride as he has in their country….a turban in Stockholm is a testament to it. A brilliant and interesting read for those of us who have come to know him from our community.My sister decided to do a project on famous Pakistanis in high school and had written to Dr. Abdus Salam. He was nice enough to reply back and send her books that he had written.We need more like him.

⭐”Cosmic Anger” — Abdus Salam– The First Muslim Nobel Scientist” is is written by a physicist/ science writer-Gordon Fraser. This tightly and handsomely-bound 300-page book is a must read. The book is thoroughly researched and meticulously-detailed with ample references. The best picture of this great man from Jhang, Punjab is at the Nobel awards ceremony itself where he is resplendent in his traditional turban, sherwani, white shalwar with Multani khusas delivering his stirring speech about Science and Islam.Coming from a modest Ahmadi family (a minority sect that has been ostracized and discriminated against in Pakistan), he was a brilliant young student who stood first in Punjab securing unbelievably high marks with his picture published in the local newspaper, he progressed fast on the academic ladder, graduating from Govt. College Lahore, went on to Oxford, England, became a mathemetician, worked in the famous Cavendish Physics laboratory, came back to Govt. College, Lahore, went back to England and started teaching at the Imperial College in London. He had a one year stint in the fabled Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ with Einstein in permanent residence there and J. Robert Openheimer at the helm. He started his Theoretical Physics Institute in Trieste, Italy for the 3rd world country scientists and became an ambassador-at-large of the non-western physicists. He became a polished speaker, teacher and enjoyed tremendous respect in academic circles. He was prolific in research and in churning out papers for publication.His life story is stupendously fascinating. His achievements, somehow ignored and under-valued in his own country were many and varied. With his multi-faceted life is detailed with sensitivity and authoritatively. The book is also a primer of the life, times and theories of major players in Theoretical Physics in the 20th century. The book is a fascinating read and is recommended highly.

⭐My husband, George Gwilt, read Cosmic Anger and these are his remarks.I first met Abdus Salam over sixty years ago when we were both attending supervision by Fred Hoyle at Johns College in Cambridge. The book’s description of Abdus brought back vivid memories including even his gentle high pitched voice as he told me how to look for a lost object. “If it is not in one place look in another.”The book covers many aspects of Abdus Salam’s life including his personal life, his contribution to particle physics, his establishment of and involvement with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste and his role in politics.Elected to the Royal Society as its youngest Fellow and also a Nobel Prize winner. Abdus Salam was an extraordinary person.When I first knew Abdus, India was still united and he told me that there was going to be trouble. Trouble did indeed come as a result of the conflicts between the various religions including Hindu and Muslim, as Cosmic Anger explains. A large part of the book is taken up with religion. Abdus was a member of the small Ahmadi sect, which is a part of Islam. In September 1974 this sect was declared by Pakistan ‘non-Muslim’. Because of this Pakistan, which had become his home country, did not accord him the recognition which was his due.I think that, if this book were read, and really understood, by politicians not only of Pakistan, but worldwide the world would become a better place.I found Cosmic Anger readable, enjoyable and instructive.

⭐A very well researched book on the life and work of Abdus Salam and covers a broad range of topics and doesn’t dumb down the physics.Highly recommended.

⭐Good to have a book about Dr. Salam, we need more books about him. Good read, I enjoyed reading it I recommend it.

⭐Good condition, Very good service. Book has a lot more information than I expected and enjoyed reading it.

⭐Amazing read

⭐Excellent biography

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