BLAZING IN the history of Pakistan, is the story of a man who is a source of superlative pride for the entire nation. The greatest of minds that Pakistan has ever produced and the only Nobel Laureate for the country, Dr Abdus Salam, was simply a genius in his field whose brilliance is unmatched to date. He possessed a magnanimous heart that made him feel, spend and work to eradicate the barriers for his fellow scientist for the developing world.

Dr Abdus Salam was born on January 29th, 1926, in Santok Das, district Sahiwal, presently known as Jhang in Pakistan. He had an outstanding start to his academic career. He obtained a record-breaking streak of securing the best in every exam he encountered in his journey from matriculation at the age of 14, till getting a Masters Degree in 1946 form University of Punjab. Besides fame all over British India, his performance earned him a scholarship for doctorate at Cambridge. Awe-inspiringly, he ended up doing double doctorate in first class in Math and Physics and that too, in three years instead of the usual five years. His stirring thesis gave him international recognition then and there.

Dr Salams passion to serve his country and his dream to pursue a career of research in physics seemed out of question together due to inadequate research facility in Pakistan. But none of these boundaries could limit the fertility of his determination. He initiated SUPARCO in 1961, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology at Nilore in 1965 and headed them while doing best at research abroad. He had been far-reaching and influential for his country as a Member of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, a member of Scientific Commission of Pakistan and as the Chief Scientific Advisor to the president for thirteen years. His service for the country resulted in some extremely crucial developments later on.

Salam devoted himself as a researcher in theoretical elementary particle physics and proved to be immensely prolific in the business. Most of the developments of this field had the contribution of his constantly flowing scintillating ideas. He stuck to his guns for years and ultimately harvested a Nobel Prize for his work on Electroweak Unification of Electromagnetic and Weak forces, in 1979. He shared the prize with his fellow scientists Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg. Other notable achievement of Dr Salam includes Pati-Salam model, Magnetic photon, Vector Meson, Grand Unification theory and Supersymmetry.

Dr Abdus Salam gave up all inessentials to cater his inclinations and the bulk of activities he was indulged in. All that he did in his life was selfless and purposeful work. He commenced the “Associateships” at ICTP for young deserving scientist from the developing countries, so that they could used their fresh and charged up academic knowledge to find the answer to scientific mysteries in their vacations. He aimed to break down the issue of isolation from ones own country for entire year without any compromise on ones love for physics. Salam strained every nerve to open channels for the upcoming brains. Also, he put in the possible financial assistance he could. His staff, who cheerfully submitted themselves in difficult working conditions, spoke volumes for Salams dedication and hard work which was a motivation for the people around him.

Beyond all questions, Dr Abdus Salam used his mental ability to the full and directed it in the way of welfare of his fellow beings and his country. He would have had the same stature and been the brilliant scientist he was even if he had not won the Nobel Prize. And it stands to reason that throughout his life, he was an Ambassador of Progress. He brought up many innovations and built platforms for others to follow his footsteps.

Courtesy: ieeepnec.org

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