Physicist
Abdus Salam
Pakistani theorist who shared the Nobel Prize for electroweak unification, and the first Muslim laureate in a science.
Mohammad Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current". He was the first Pakistani, first Muslim scientist, and second person from any Muslim country to win a Nobel Prize.
- Born
- 1926-01-29, Jhang, PakistanA Friday
- Died
- 1996-11-21, Oxford, EnglandA Thursday, aged 70
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-01-29, Jhang, Pakistan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Karachithe zone used then
Asia/KarachiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 8°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 12°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°24′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 24°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 23°48′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°10′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1996-11-21, Oxford, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 29°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 14°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 11°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 16°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 0°44′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 1°23′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 25°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 2°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Abdus Salam was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.