Cosmic anger : Abdus Salam - the first Muslim Nobel scientist

Fraser, Gordon [1943-]

Cosmic anger : Abdus Salam - the first Muslim Nobel scientist - Oxford Oxford University Press 2008 - xiii, 305 p., [16] p. of plates ill., maps ill - .

Formerly CIP. (CON) A turban in Stockholm -- The tapestry of a subcontinent -- Messiahs, mahdis, and ahmadis -- A mathematical childhood -- From mathematics to physics -- The men who knew infinities -- Not so splendid isolation -- 'Think of something better' -- The arrogant theory -- Uniting Nations of science -- Trieste -- Electroweak -- Quark liberation front -- Demise -- Prejudice and pride.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-294) and index.

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Applied Mathematics
Physics: Theoretical Physics