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Founded in 1964, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) operates under a tripartite agreement between the Government of Italy and two UN agencies, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Centre is located along the coast of the Adriatic Sea, in northeast Italy, about 10 kilometres from the city of Trieste. Its goals are to: 1) Foster the growth of advanced studies and research in physics and mathematics, especially among researchers from developing countries; 2) Provide an international forum for the exchange of information and ideas among scientists from the North and South; 3) Maintain excellent research facilities for visitors, associates and fellows, principally from developing countries, who participate in the Centre's research and training activities.
AbdusSalam, Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg arrived at the theory independently and shared the Nobel Prize.
Salam also founded the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and was instrumental in the creation of a number of internationalcentres dedicated to the advancement of science and technology.
Due to the political pressure of the Muslims in Pakistan, AbdusSalam has often not been officially honoured by the Government of Pakistan despite the fact that he is the only Nobel laureate of Pakistan.
International mechanisms would be needed to allow scientists--especially those returning home after training abroad--to stay in touch with the world, to refresh their knowledge periodically, and to engage in international research collaborations.
Salam, shown in figure 1, and Italian physicist Paolo Budinich founded the InternationalCentre for TheoreticalPhysics (ICTP) in 1964 under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Juan G. Roederer is an emeritus professor of physics at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and senior adviser to the AbdusSalamInternationalCentre for TheoreticalPhysics.
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