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Imagining the Elephant is a biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack, a physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for his pioneering contributions to the development of the computer-assisted tomography (CAT) scanner, an honor he shared with Godfrey Hounsfield. A modest genius who was also a dedicated family man, the book is a celebration of Cormack s life and work. It begins with his ancestral roots in the far north of Scotland, and then chronicles his birth and early years in South Africa, his education at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Cambridge University, and his subsequent academic appointments at UCT and Tufts University in Boston, USA. It details his discovery of the problem at Cape Town in 1956, traces his scientific footsteps all the way to Stockholm in December 1979, and then extends the odyssey to his pursuits beyond the Nobel Prize.

Contents:

• From John O'Groats to Jo'burg;
• On the Slopes of Table Mountain;
• Physics and Friends at Cambridge;
• Return to the Fairest Cape;
• A New Beginning in Boston;
• Finding Radon and His Transform;
• On the Road to Stockholm;
• Citizen of the World;
• At Home in Massachusetts;
• Appendices: Allan Cormack's Publications;
• Nobel Lecture;
• Presentation of Nobel Prize;
• Man and Science in the 21st Century;
• A Teenager's Odyssey.

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An authoritative and informative volume thatexamines the scientific achievements in chemistry forwhich the Nobel Prize has been awarded.Biographies of all 116 Nobel laureates explore theirscientific achievements and their human side. Manyessays were written by colleagues, coworkers, orformer students of the laureates, and all livinglaureates reviewed their entries for accuracy. ... Read more

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This second edition of ^IPioneers of Science features 16 new Nobel Prize Winners in physics and presents a collection of biographies which tell the fascinating story of all 130 men and women who have been awarded the Nobel Prize for physics from the inception of the prizes in 1901 to the present time. ... Read more

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In November 1998, eight visionary recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize gathered on the grounds of the University of Virginia for two days of extraordinary dialogue. From the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Archbishop Desmond Tutu's riveting description of chairing South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, their conversation ranged from familiar international-relations issues to areas traditionally excluded from such discourse, like the need for personal transformation and community organizing.

From the laureates' speeches and exchanges, the veteran journalist Helena Cobban has drawn a powerful, prescient vision of our shared global future. Unlike other recent books on global change, The Moral Architecture of World Peace is based on the heroic stories of nine individuals, from as varied backgrounds as Rigoberta Mench Tum and Jody Williams, who base their view of world peace on personal strength and public activism, not economic trends.

Each chapter contains one laureate's version of a shared message: that peace is grounded in the personal and spiritual as well as the economic and military dimensions of global interconnectedness. When the Dalai Lama speaks of the need for inner as well as external disarmament, he is asking for a greater commitment than the most complicated nuclear arms treaty. Along similar lines, the Northern Ireland peace activist Betty Williams tells of her hope to disarm "the landmines of the heart," the bitterness that lives on in war survivors that can be more destructive than physical scars. Jody Williams and Bobby Muller, 1997 laureates, sound a concordant note in the story of their successful campaign to win an international treaty banning landmines.

Former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Snchez, architect of the five-nation peace accord in Central America, challenges citizens of rich western countries to recognize the gap between their luxury spending and the amounts needed to fund basic human services in other parts of the world. Indigenous-rights activist Rigoberta Mench Tum and East Timorese representative Jos Ramos-Horta both lament the human and social costs paid by what Ramos-Horta calls, sorrowfully, the world's "expendable peoples." Harn Yawnghwe, speaking on behalf of the Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was refused the right to travel by her government, talks of the tough issues of preparing for a transition to postauthoritarian rule in a country that has been run by a military junta.

As Helena Cobban articulates, these leaders all seem to subscribe to a broader set of truths that are not necessarily self-evident: that human beings can easily become locked into self-perpetuating "systems of suspicion and violence" at any level, from the interpersonal through the international; that when one is inside such a system, it can be hard to see it and to recognize one's own role within it; but that each one of us has the capacity to make a leap from self-centeredness toward greater understanding. "Try to change motivation," the Dalai Lama urges.

But while these laureates' stories are primarily of personal and political triumph, they also tell of great sacrifice, conflict, and pain. Bobby Muller's passionate exchange with Archbishop Tutu on moral accountability versus reconciliation, and the self-examination of Ramos-Horta, who reflected that his own East Timorese independence movement may have hurt the chances of United States' intervention to prevent Indonesia's brutal invasion of his country, point toward the new kinds of challenges we face in the next century.

From the candor, eloquence, humor, and differences expressed by these inspiring people, Helena Cobban has skeHChed out a new international paradigm of peace. ... Read more

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Wonderful volume
This book provides thought-provoking insights into a group ofamazing women and men whose activism gained them the title Nobel peace prize laureate:His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tibet), Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Betty Willians (Northern Ireland peace activist), Jody Williams and Bobby Muller (international treaty to ban landmines), Oscar Arias Sánchez (former Costa Rican president and architect of a peace accord in Central America), Rigoberta Menchú (indigenous-rights activist), José Ramos-Horta (East Timorese independence activist), and Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese democratic leader), who had to be represented by Harn Yawnghwe as she remains under house arrest.

What I really liked is the way Helena Cobban, the author/editor (it is difficult to separate the two roles in this case), wove together pieces of the speeches these people made at a two day conference at the University of Virginia with their personal interactions and exchanges.The latter were in some instances far more revealing of both the similarities and differences in how the laureates view peacemaking than were their more public comments, as they meant grappling with really tough issues of trade-offs in situations where no action seems exactly "right.".

Another strength of the book is that it doesn't gloss over the difficulties and sacrifices involved in doing peace work.These women and men have often experiences great personal challenges because of their activitism.This has led them to a variety of conclusions about, for instance, moral accountability versus reconciliation and the importance of personal transformation.

This will be my holiday gift for several friends and family members who care about our shared world and the personal, spiritual, economic, and political challenges that peacemaking raises. ... Read more

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InThe Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize, Doherty recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an interest in immunology and describes his award-winning, influential work with Rolf Zinkernagel on T-cells and the nature of immune defense. In prose that is at turns amusing and astute, Doherty reveals how his nonconformist upbringing, sense of being an outsider, and search for different perspectives have shaped his life and work.

Doherty offers a rare, insider's look at the realities of being a research scientist. He lucidly explains his own scientific work and how research projects are selected, funded, and organized; the major problems science is trying to solve; and the rewards and pitfalls of a career in scientific research. For Doherty, science still plays an important role in improving the world, and he argues that scientists need to do a better job of making their work more accessible to the public.

Throughout the book, Doherty explores the stories of past Nobel winners and considers some of the crucial scientific debates of our time, including the safety of genetically modified foods and the tensions between science and religion. He concludes with some "tips" on how to win a Nobel Prize, including advice on being persistent, generous, and culturally aware, and he stresses the value of evidence.The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Noble Prize is essential reading for anyone interested in a career in science.

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The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize
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Nobel Prize
Professor Peter C. Doherty was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Swiss colleague, Rolf Zingerngel, in 1996 for discovering `the nature of the cellular immune defence', and was also recognised as Australian of the Year in 1997.

Brief history of Noble Prize/s and autobiography of his childhood. Technical in places on immunology. A very informative read.

More than just a memoir of a prize-winner - and important to any aspiring scientist
In 1996 author Peter Doherty found himself receiving the Nobel Price for Physiology or Medicine from the king of Sweden - an unlikely event for a boy who grew up in an Australian working neighborhood where his schoolmates ended up working in the local slaughterhouse. His journey from Australia, his evolving interest in immunology, and his eventual award-winning work are revealed in a memoir which surveys the life of a research scientist, discussing how scientific projects are selected, funded and organized. This approach makes this more than just a memoir of a prize-winner - and important to any aspiring scientist.

Diane C. Donovan
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good reading
It is not a How-To book to get the Super Prize, it is a journey of a Nobel Prize winner from his childhood to manage to get a nobel prize.

I really like it

A Life in Science, its Rewards, Failings, and the Future
This book is part memoir, part autobiography, part philosophy, and part several other things, and the result is a delightful read. The title needs to be taken just a bit in jest as no body can tell you how to win the big one. In science that's the Nobel, in sports its the Superbowl or World Series, in acting a Tony or Emmy.

What the book can tell you is how the big one changes your life around. When the Nobel committee called to inform him that he was a winner they said, 'I'm going to give you ten minutes to call your families and friends before I release it to the press. After that expect the phone to be continuously busy.' In the case of the Nobel, a surprising number of people can't get back to the life of research they previously did, they are too busy making speeches and the like.

Another part of the book is on the conflict between science and religion. Back in Galileo's day the Church had decreed that everything went around the Earth, the center of God's perfect universe. Looking through his home made telescope, Galileo saw that moons went around Jupiter. He was shown the instruments of torture and kept under house arrest for the remainder of his life. After this, astronomical research moved to areas not under the tight control of the church.

Now it seems to be the time for biology to be held in contempt. There exists the possibility that religion will stop biology, at least in the United States, substituting faith in the Bible to replace observable facts. This is pretty scary in view of AIDS, bird flu, and other possible pandemics.

Finally there is a section on What's Next. There are too many thoughts here that I can't even begin to do justice to them in a list. Lets just say that there are tremendous problems, tremendous opportunities. ... Read more

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Former President Jimmy Carter has won the respect and affection of millions for his long and illustrious career as a humanitarian, a peacemaker, and an active promoter of human rights around the world. The Nobel Committee recognized President Carter’s remarkable achievements by awarding him the Peace Prize in October 2002 for his accomplishments fostering peace during his presidency and his tireless work after leaving office monitoring elections, promoting peaceful resolutions to conflict, and helping provide food, shelter, and healthcare to the world’s poor.

Now, in The Personal Beliefs of Jimmy Carter, readers have for the first time in one volume the complete text of his spiritual autobiography, Living Faith, in which President Carter shares the values and experiences that have shaped his life, and Sources of Strength, fifty-two of his favorite Bible lessons that he has taught at his hometown church in Plains, Georgia, over the decades. These radiant works beautifully capture how President Carter has transformed his deep religious faith into an enduring course of action that has brought life and hope to those most in need. Bestsellers when they first published, these two books are even more resonant today as we continue to search for the answers to life’s most meaningful questions. ... Read more

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Jimmy Carter: History's Buffon
JIMMY CARTER: HISTORY'S BUFFOON
By Mike Evans

Ayatollah Khomeini will eventually be hailed as a saint.
Andrew Young, Jimmy Carters choice for Americas UN ambassador

With the United States and Iran moving toward a showdown over Irans pursuit of nuclear weapons, it is sobering to consider how relations between the two countries deteriorated so farand which American president was largely responsible.

The United States once looked to the shah of Iran to support Western economic stability, and the shah relied on the US to help implement his vision for Irans future. But when Jimmy Carter became president, the shahs confidant, Asadollah Alam, wrote in his diary about Shah Pahlavis concerns over Carters election: Who knows what sort of calamity he [Carter] may unleash on the world?

The answer was evident just a few years later, when the shah was overthrown by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Carter, it became clear, was the answer to the ayatollahs prayers. Khomeini could never have carried out the Islamic Revolution without him.

With characteristic naivete, Carter pressured the shah to allow more political freedom. While some 300 political prisoners were released, censorship was relaxed, and judicial reforms initiated, the youth of Iran were swarming to radical Islam. University students gathered at Islamic study centers, the young women clothed in the chadors outlawed by the shah. This new, radical Islam exploded on the campus of Teheran University in October 1977.

Before the ensuing 1979 Islamic Revolution, Carter sent Gen. Robert Huyser, deputy chief of the US European Command and involved with Iran for over a decade, to advise the shah. Huyser said of his boss: The administration obviously did not understand the Iranian culture.

Carter viewed Khomeini as a religious holy man in a grassroots revolution, rather than a founding father of modern terrorism who introduced the Islamofascist ideology we are fighting today in the world war on terrorism.

As Henry Kissinger said: [Carter] has managed the extraordinary feat of having, at one and the same time, the worst relations with our allies, the worst relations with our adversaries, and the most serious upheavals in the developing world since the end of the Second World War.

In his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Carter equates Israels battle against Palestinian terrorism to the hateful former South African practice of apartheid, as if there were any logical connection between them. Worse, he condemns Israel for exercising the basic human right of self-defense by building a security fence to keep out suicide bombers, or responding to missile attacks from the very land that was given away for peace.

Carter also deliberately misrepresents Israel as the aggressor in the 1967 war; fails to note the threat that precipitated its destruction of Iraqs nuclear reactor in 1981; and exonerates Arafat for walking out of the peace talks with Ehud Barak and turning down a settlement that would have given the Palestinians 96 percent of the land they seek.

Dr. Kenneth Stein, who resigned as Middle East Fellow of the Carter Center of Emory University, wrote in a letter to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: President Carters book on the Middle East, a title too inflammatory to even print, is not based on unvarnished analysis; it is replete with factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions, and simply invented segments.

With Arafat gone, Carter has continued to court terrorists, madmen, and extreme leftists, all the while lambasting the Bush administration. He has constantly praised such heinous dictators as the former Yugoslavias Tito, Romanias Ceausescu, Panamas Ortega, and Kim il-Sung of North Korea. Sent as an emissary to North Korea by president Bill Clinton, Carter made a deal that allowed it to develop as many as half a dozen nuclear weapons.

Carters naive belief that every crisis can be resolved with diplomacyand nothing but diplomacynow permeates the Democratic Party. Unfortunately, he is dead wrong. There are times when evil must be openly confronted and defeated.

You should read it...
The book is very interesting, I think not many people in the world put there faith in to action, thats what the book is about. And I get chance to meet with President Carter personally and he is really very interesting person, read the book and you will know better...

The Personal beliefs of Jimmy carter
I have read most of his books and find them all to be well written and this one is stands up to the test.

It's horrible to see these attacks on Jimmy Carter...
It really is awful to see ideological conservatives give a critique of a book they haven't even read here at Amazon.

One went as far as to claim that the only thing Carter did that was worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize was the progress he made at Camp David.

Have they been so blinded by war and hate that they can't even look toward Carter's admirable work in Habitat for Humanity as a basis for him winning this prestigious award?

They obviously must be. They certainly are dedicated to crushing the image of someone who represents solving problems with great love and effort, rather than with destruction and arrogant minsunderstanding.

But I recommend this book for someone with an open enough mind to see how wonderful a human being Jimmy Carter is. Regardless of your partisan bias.

He tried
During the Carter Administration, President Carter had to deal with the deaths of his mother, sister, and brother, and that was near the start of his four years of Presidency. Then there was the Hostage Crises in Iran. President Carter had to try anything, and everything to get the hostages. It cost the lives of several soldiers when thier helicopter crashed in the desert. Essentially, President Carter got a raw deal. He was not reckognized by those who came home from Iran, or anybody else in the United States, as the saviour. President Reagan got that glory. And, at president Reagan's Inaugural Ball/Dinner, he did not even mention President Carter. This may sound like a put down of both administrations, but it is not. Both men had their faults, as does today's President Bush. I have the ultimate respect for President Carter. For somebody who will be 80 October 1, it does not surprise me thathe is still constructing houses, taking care of the other persons, etc. ... Read more

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Good Information, Poorly Edited
This reference has a wealth of information and is well indexed.However, the book is very poorly edited.There are numerous misspelled words and punctuation errors.In addition, I found that some information is missing.For example, Howard Temin, 1975 Prize for Physiology/Medicine, passed away in 1994.I would have appreciated knowing the ethnicity of all the winners rather than just those of Jewish descent.All in all, the book is quite good as a reference tool.It's just too bad it wasn't put together more carefully.FYI, check out the Nobel e-Museum at www.nobel.se.

A fascinating, informative, seminal, benchmark work.
Alan Symons' Nobel Laureates 1901-2000 is a complete guide to the Nobelprizewinners of the 20th Century. Included are 667 biographies andphotographs covering all six Nobel Classifications (Literature, Chemistry,Physics, Medicine/Physiology, Economics, Peace) and present the perfect,single-volume desk reference for school and community library referencecollections. Three indexes for the Laureates arrange the entries byalphabetical order, country of birth, and award category classification.Nobel Laureates 1901-2000 is enhanced further with a detailed commentary onthe life and times of Alfred Noble: how the Laureates are chosen and therewards they receive; and why the Nobel Prize is regarded as the mostprestigious prize in the world. A truly fascinating, informative, seminal,benchmark work. ... Read more

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In the fall of 1956, the world was on the brink of war. Egyptian President Gamel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and Britain, France, and Israel attacked him. Russia supported Nasser, and Soviet Premier Khrushchev threatened nuclear holocaust if the United States became militarily involved. Soon, the matter became a major problem for the United Nations.

Fortunately, because of the efforts of Lester Pearson, then Canada's Minister of External Affairs, the crisis was defused. Pearson proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force be sent to Egypt to separate the warring factions there and keep the peace. Because his idea was adopted, Pearson helped save the world from war. For his outstanding statesmanship, Pearson won the Nobel Prize for Peace, the only Canadian ever to do so. This book, written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the event, is about the Suez and about Pearson's work during a tension-filled time in the twentieth century.

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Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat was a distinguished scientist who made a significant contribution to nuclear physics, worked on the development of the atomic bomb (he was the only person to leave the Manhattan Project), and was suspected of being a Soviet spy. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki he became a peace campaigner and dedicated himself to the medical uses of nuclear physics and radiation. He took up the post of Professor of Physics (as applied to medicine) at St. Bartholomew's Medical College and made major contributions to this field, becoming one of the world's leading researchers into the biological effects of radiation. His life from the early 1950s until his death in August 2005 was devoted to the abolition of nuclear weapons and the promotion of world peace. His work ranked with that of Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. He helped found The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and together with Pugwash he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. Rotblat promoted dialogue between Soviet and Western scientists during the Cold War, initiated discussions to end the Vietnam War, and was instrumental in bringing about a partial nuclear weapons test-ban treaty.Martin Underwood worked with Sir Joseph, and takes the opportunity to describe his personal background and circumstances, summarise his life, achievements and contribution to mankind, and outline his views on the moral responsibilities of the scientist. This book will appeal to all those interested in the development of nuclear weapons, the growth of the anti-nuclear movement, and the peaceful uses of radioactivity. ... Read more

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Examines the lives of Barbara McClintock, Maria Mayer, Rosalyn Yalow, and Rita Levi-Montalcini, women scientists who won the Nobel Prize against extraordinary odds, in different fields and under different circumstances. ... Read more

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Biographies of women who have campaigned for peace. (20090515) ... Read more

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Courtesy of Teens Read Too
The twelve women whose lives are outlined in this book all shared a commitment to improve the lives of their countrymen and hope for the future of their countries.They are recipients of the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, and the only female recipients since the inception of the award in 1901.

The stories told by Michelle Benjamin and Maggie Mooney in this little book will make you wonder what you can do to help promote peace in the world. The black and white illustrations leave something to be desired, but these women are truly inspiring. It is time that the world honored them for their courage, and every child knew their stories.

We all know about Mother Teresa, that shining example of compassion to millions, but here too is the story of Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Betty Williams, who worked to end violence in Ireland, along with Wangari Maathi of Kenya who helped African women plant more than 30 million trees to improve the lives of communities.

After Jody Williams assumed the role of protector for her deaf brother when bullies harassed him, she became a defender for mankind and declared war on the landmines, which killed and maimed so many. Alva Myrdal waged a campaign against poverty, racism, sexism, and, eventually, nuclear weapons...she knew what it was like to be poor and oppressed.

Other lives chronicled in this volume are just as compelling...you will want to read about them all.

There is a nice list of resources in the back of the book, and ideas on how you can become a "Troublemaker for Peace." This book belongs in every school library, and is an excellent homeschool resource, as well as a wonderful conversation-starter at family time.

Reviewed by:Grandma Bev ... Read more

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Erudite, accessible and lucidly written, this book provides a stimulating introduction to the careers and main published works of the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics. It will prove to be an invaluable reference book on key figures in economics and their path-breaking insights. The vignettes should also encourage the reader to sample some of the Laureates’ original works and gain a better understanding of the context in which new ideas were first put forward. Original features of the book include:• a foreword by Professor Mark Blaug• a review of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, including a biographical guide to potential future winners• a table summarizing the Laureates’: year and country of birth; university and year of their first and higher degrees; their affiliation at the time of the award; broad field of study; and Prize citation• comprehensive individual entries on each of the Laureates (including their photographs), covering their careers and main published works• a glossary of selected associations, awards, institutions and societies. ... Read more

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Schelling's story is a missing piece in Cold War history.We are used to hearing accounts of the battles, the conferences, the political leaders, the dangerous times.What isn't in these tellings is the story of the civilian strategists whose ideas framed the arguments and influenced the direction events took.Their impact was considerable, and the Nobel Prize has brought Thomas Schelling out of the shadows.This book rounds out that story and delves into topics germane and significant today. ... Read more

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untold story
This book is a worthy addition to the history of the Cold War and brings Schelling to life as a character.

I would recommend also Fred Kaplan's 'Wizards of Armageddon' about Robert and Alberta Wohlstetter (the former the academic advisor to Paul Wolfowitz) and also Bernard Brodie. ... Read more

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This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize for Science (Physics 1979), who was nevertheless excommunicatedand 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 was ashamed 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. ... Read more

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Remembering Abdus Salam
My husband, George Gwilt, read Cosmic Anger and these are his remarks.

I first met Abdus Salam over sixty years ago when we were both attending supervision by Fred Hoyle at Johns College in Cambridge.The book's description of Abdus brought back vivid memories including even his gentle high pitched voice as he told me how to look for a lost object. "If it is not in one place look in another."

The book covers many aspects of Abdus Salam's life including his personal life, his contribution to particle physics, his establishment of and involvement with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste and his role in politics.

Elected to the Royal Society as its youngest Fellow and also a Nobel Prize winner. Abdus Salam was an extraordinary person.

When I first knew Abdus, India was still united and he told me that there was going to be trouble. Trouble did indeed come as a result of the conflicts between the various religions including Hindu and Muslim, as Cosmic Anger explains. A large part of the book is taken up with religion. Abdus was a member of the small Ahmadi sect, which is a part of Islam. In September 1974 this sect was declared by Pakistan 'non-Muslim'. Because of this Pakistan, which had become his home country, did not accord him the recognition which was his due.

I think that, if this book were read, and really understood, by politicians not only of Pakistan, but worldwide the world would become a better place.

I found Cosmic Anger readable, enjoyable and instructive.

Abdus Salam - An Uncommon Muslim Scientist
"Cosmic Anger" --- Abdus Salam-- The First Muslim Nobel Scientist" is is written by a physicist/ science writer-Gordon Fraser. This tightly and handsomely-bound 300-page book is a must read. The book is thoroughly researched and meticulously-detailed with ample references.The best picture of this great man from Jhang, Punjab is at the Nobel awards ceremony itself where he is resplendent in his traditional turban, sherwani,white shalwar with Multani khusas delivering his stirring speech about Science and Islam.

Coming from a modest Ahmadi family (a minority sect that has been ostracized and discriminated against in Pakistan), he was a brilliant young student who stood first in Punjab securing unbelievably high marks with his picture published in the local newspaper, he progressed fast on the academic ladder, graduating from Govt. College Lahore, went on to Oxford, England, became a mathemetician, worked in the famous Cavendish Physics laboratory, came back to Govt. College, Lahore, went back to England and started teaching at the Imperial College in London. He had a one year stint in the fabled Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ with Einstein in permanent residence there and J. Robert Openheimer at the helm. He started his Theoretical Physics Institute in Trieste, Italy for the 3rd world country scientists and became an ambassador-at-large of the non-western physicists. He became a polished speaker, teacher and enjoyed tremendous respect in academic circles. He was prolific in research and in churning out papers for publication.

His life story is stupendously fascinating. His achievements, somehow ignored and under-valued in his own country were many and varied. With his multi-faceted life is detailed with sensitivity and authoritatively. The book is also a primer of the life, times and theories of major players in Theoretical Physics in the 20th century. The book is a fascinating read and is recommended highly.

Wonderfully intriguing
Abdus Salam was one of the most important physicists of the latter half of the twentieth century and the story of his journey from a poor village in the Punjab to the Nobel Prize would be fascinating and remarkable in its own right.But Salam was also a devout Muslim and pursued his devotion to his religion and its culture, especially its scientific heritage, with an equal passion.

This delightfully crafted work explores both sides of Salam's life discussing not only his most obvious achievement in formulating the most successful theory of modern physics but also his tireless support of scientific education in the third world.Mr. Fraser discusses science, politics and history with equal effectiveness.I earned my Ph.D. under Salam but still learned a great deal more about him from this book - both about his private life and his relations with his scientific colleagues.

This book will have immense appeal to any intelligent reader.Heartily recommended. ... Read more

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This book is suitable for ages 10 to 12 years. Politician Al Gore has lent both his voice and his political influence in the fight against global warming. His work and creative energy have earned him numerous forms of public recognition, most notably the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. ... Read more