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.…mehr
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.
Physicist turned science writer, Gordon Fraser aims to convey difficult concepts without compromising the underlying science. After a first-class degree in physics and mathematics and while working towards his PhD in theoretical physics at London's Imperial College in the mid-1960s, he wrote short-story fiction as a hobby. By 1970, it was clear that he was not cut out for scientific research, and he spun together two very different strands of interest by becoming a reporter on a weekly UK newspaper for the computer industry. He later returned to science as an in-house editor at major laboratories. Working in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1980 - 2002 he was Editor of the CERN Courier, the monthly magazine of the international high energy physics community. He has been a visiting lecturer in Science Communication at several UK universities.
Inhaltsangabe
1: A turban in Stockholm 2: The tapestry of a sub-continent 3: Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis 4: A mathematical childhood 5: From mathematics to physics 6: The men who knew infinities 7: Not so splendid isolation 8: 'Think of something better' 9: The arrogant theory 10: Uniting nations of science 11: Trieste 12: Electroweak 13: Quark Liberation Front 14: Demise 15: Prejudice and pride Bibliography
1: A turban in Stockholm 2: The tapestry of a sub-continent 3: Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis 4: A mathematical childhood 5: From mathematics to physics 6: The men who knew infinities 7: Not so splendid isolation 8: 'Think of something better' 9: The arrogant theory 10: Uniting nations of science 11: Trieste 12: Electroweak 13: Quark Liberation Front 14: Demise 15: Prejudice and pride Bibliography
Rezensionen
Fraser's well researched contribution provides a transparent description on the creation of the standard model that merits attention from physicists and historians alike. Cosmic Anger is highly recommended. Optics Journal
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