Salam

American  

[sa-lam] / sæˈlæm /

noun

1. Mohammad Abdus 1926–1996, Pakistani theoretical physicist.

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Salam Scientific  

/ sä-läm′ /

1. Pakistani theoretical physicist who helped the develop the theory of the electroweak force, explaining the relationship between two of the four fundamental forces of nature, the electromagnetic force and the weak force. For this work he shared with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics.

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Example Sentences

When Mr. Giuliani took office, Mr. Salam was a student at Stuyvesant High, a selective public school in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Mr. Mamdani appeals to a “sense of despair and hopelessness,” Mr. Salam says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Mr. Salam believes his team is “already moving the needle”: “Mamdani reversed course and accepted mayoral control of schools—a position we championed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Offering some historical perspective, Mr. Salam points out that the institute “did not change Dinkins,” the Democrat who served as mayor from 1990 through 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But there were grim looks and dark scowls among them, and, failing the truculent and determined bearing of Salam and the presence of the kaid we should have had a lively quarter of an hour.

From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)