DAWN, Karachi, Book Review, Feb 1997 

Ramooze Fitrat  
 

The book under review is a collection of articles based on the life and work Of Pakistan's only Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam compiled and published from Abdus Salam Science Academy, Kingston. Most of the articles with a few exceptions and the radio-interviews have been translated from English text published in reputed journals.

Translation of English language articles load with scientific vocabulary, into Urdu is not an easy task but Virk and his associates, if any, have done the job with care and distinction.                                                                  

Anyway some of the articles may not be found relevant to this book which serves its purpose even without adulatory verses, newspaper cuttings and their references.                     

The book has been divided into two parts. The first one carries articles mostly covering Dr. Salam's person and his scientific theory. In the second part, scientific papers have been included. Since it is difficult to separate Dr. Salam's fascinating personality from his magnificent researches, this division could not successfully maintained.                               

The publisher "committed to promoting science among Urdu speaking migrants" has in a separate letter expressed his desire to publish extra copies of his publication and sought assistance from interested persons in this venture. XYZ