British Physics Awards

Abdus Salam, professor of theoretical physics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in the University of London, has been named the first recipient of the Maxwell Medal and Prize, a new award which the Council of Britain's amalgamated Institute of Physics and Physical Society has introduced for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics carried out in the ten years preceding the award. Dr. Salam, who was cited for his many contributions to the theory of elementary particles, was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1959. Prior to his appointment at Imperial College, he served as professor of mathematics at the Government College in Lahore. Pakistan, and as lecturer in mathematics at the University of Cambridge.