Cosmic anger : Abdus Salam - the first Muslim Nobel scientist / by Gordon Fraser.

Author/creator Fraser, Gordon, 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-294) and index.
LCCN 2008000391
ISBN9780199208463
ISBN0199208468