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

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam later reversed the decision, the senior U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesman for the prime minister said he isn’t aware of any contact between the U.S. and Salam on the matter and that a number of applicants for the country’s disability allowance didn’t meet the criteria for eligibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a statement Friday, Iraq's Olympic Committee said that per Muftin's "initiative... first vice president Abdul Salam Khalaf has been temporarily authorised to oversee Olympic affairs until the issue is resolved".

From Barron's

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam both have publicly advocated for Hezbollah to be disarmed in the rest of the country and for the state to have a monopoly on force.

From The Wall Street Journal

Salam Monika, 25, says her uncle took his own life last year after being driven to despair by a lack of livelihood opportunities.

From BBC