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

I ask Mr. Salam about Islam, the faith he shares with the mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Borrowing from the political scientist Robert Leiken, Mr. Salam describes as “adversarial assimilation” the absence of gratitude toward America that marks many contemporary young immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Since 2019 Mr. Salam has been president of the Manhattan Institute, America’s pre-eminent free-market think tank that specializes in urban policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

You might describe Mr. Salam as the anti-Mamdani.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This bargaining proceeds for a quarter of an hour without intermission, and by then the natives have brought their prices down and Salam has brought his up.

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