Abdus Salam: The Dream of Symmetry

Overview

From a remote village in Pakistan to the prestigious colleges of Cambridge, from the vibrant atmosphere of London to Trieste. The film tells the gripping story of the life of Abdus Salam, great scientist of the twentieth century and Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979, creator of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste. Through the direct testimonies of the great protagonists of the international science, such as the Nobel Prize for Physics David Gross, Gerard 't Hooft, Steven Weinberg, the film retraces the most significant moments of one of the most creative and exciting periods in the history of physics: the dream of a unified theory of elementary particles and fundamental forces of Nature.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 10, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian

Cast

Gordon Fraser,Abdul Majid,Michael Green,Ahmad Salam

Director

Diego Cenetiempo

Writer

Luisa Bonolis,Giuseppe Mussardo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4656052