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From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.

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Abdus Salam
Age: 70 †
Born: 1926
Born: January 29
Died: 1996
Died: November 21
Physicist
Theoretical Physicist
University Teacher
Jhang Sadar
Mohammad Abdus Salam
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