The year 2007 marked not only the centenary of Imperial College London but also the 50th anniversary of the late Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam's arrival at the College. Accordingly, a conference entitled ''Salam + 50'' organized by the Theoretical Physics Group was held at Imperial College on 7 July 2007. Many distinguished guests attended and paid their respects to the great man. Their contributions recorded in these proceedings are divided into three sections, designed to reflect the three dimensions of Salam's character: Salam the Scientist, Salam the Humanitarian, and Salam the Man.
Author(s): Michael Duff
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Year: 2008
Language: English
Commentary: 1765
Pages: 95
CONTENTS......Page 8
Preface......Page 6
Welcoming Address R. Sykes......Page 10
SALAM THE SCIENTIST......Page 12
1. Confronting Challenges......Page 14
2. Grand Unification......Page 16
3. Superstrings and Quantum Gravity......Page 17
1. Salam’s Arrival......Page 19
1.1. Excitement of QED......Page 21
1.2. The next challenge......Page 23
1.3. The role of the Imperial College Group......Page 24
1.4. Gauge theories......Page 26
2. Symmetry Breaking......Page 28
3. Further Developments......Page 30
4. Salam’s Legacy......Page 31
1. Introduction......Page 32
2. The Art of Inductive Proofs......Page 33
3. Salam the Hard Worker......Page 35
4. Salam and the Art of Management......Page 36
6. Epilogue......Page 37
In Memoriam: Abdus Salam (1926{1996) K. S. Stelle......Page 39
SALAM THE HUMANITARIAN......Page 46
Abdus Salam and Pakistan M. Lodhi......Page 48
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics F. Hussain......Page 50
References......Page 59
1. Preamble......Page 60
2. Abdus Salam in His Own Words......Page 61
3. Brief Remarks on Salam's Physics......Page 64
4. Salam's Concern for Science in Developing Countries......Page 66
5. Salam's Broader Concerns......Page 68
6. Final Remarks......Page 69
References and Endnotes......Page 70
SALAM THE MAN......Page 72
Salam's Mantle of Britishness G. Fraser......Page 74
References......Page 79
Recollections of My Father A. Salam......Page 80
Recollections of My Father A. Rahman......Page 86
Recollections of My Grandfather S. Rahman......Page 90
Message from the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community M. M. Ahmad......Page 93
Presentation of the Abdus Salam Imperial College Physics Graduate Prize M. Ahmad......Page 94
