House of Abdus Salam explained

House of Abdus Salam, Jhang
Location:Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan.
Coordinates:31.3058°N 72.3264°W
Governing Body:Punjab Archaeology Department

The House of Abdus Salam (Urdu: {{nq|عبدالسلام کا گھر) is a Pakistani national monument. It housed Pakistani Professor Abdus Salam, a theoretical physicist who became the first Muslim and Pakistani to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979.[1]

Location

The monument is located in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan.

Protection

After the Pakistani 18th Constitutional Amendment, most of the archaeological sites and national monuments were devolved to the provinces. The monuments transferred to the Punjab Archaeology Department included Abdus Salam's house, and funding and conservation initiatives were taken by the archaeology department.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics . Nobel Prize . https://web.archive.org/web/20140706082221/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1979/ . 6 July 2014 . dead .
  2. News: Work in progress . 5 February 2012 . . July 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151429/http://www.dawn.com/news/693342/work-in-progress . 14 July 2014 . dead .