Dr.

Abdul Qadeer Khan

Born on 1st April 1936 Bhopal (India) Present Resident of Islamabad, Pakistan Nuclear Scientist & Metallurgical Engineer Scientific Contributions: Atomic Bomb Project, Molecular Morphology, Physical Martensite and its integrated applications in condensed and material physics. Notable Work: The founder of High Enriched Uranium (HEU) program for Pakistan's integrated Atomic Bomb Project.

Dr. Mohammad Abdus Salam

29th January 1926 - 21st November 1996 Born in Sahiwal (India) Buried in Oxford (England)

Theoretical Physicist
Scientific Contributions: Space and Upper Atomosphere Research, Pakistan Atomic Energy, PatiSalam Model, Magnetic Photon, Grand Unified Theory, work on Supersymmetry and most importantly Electroweak Unification Notable Work: He shared in 1979 award for his contribution to electroweak unification and became the first Muslim and first Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics.

Ab Abdallh Muammad ibn Ms al-Khwrizm

earlier transliterated as Algoritmi or Algaurizin (c. 780 c. 850) Born in Persia (modern day Kheva, Uzbekistan)

A Great Polymath
Inventor of Algebra
Scientific Contributions: In the twelfth century, Latin translations of his work on the Indian numerals introduced the decimal positional number system to the Western world. His Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations in Arabic. In Renaissance Europe, he was considered the original inventor of algebra, although it is now known that his work is based on older Indian or Greek sources.[6] He revised Ptolemy's Geography and wrote on astronomy and astrology. Notable Work: "Algebra" is derived from al-jabr, one of the two operations he used to solve quadratic equations. Algorism and algorithm stem from Algoritmi, the Latin form of his name.

Abu Ms Jbir ibn Hayyn

also known as Sufi (c.721c.815) Born in Tus (Iran) & Buried in Kufa (Iraq)

A Great Polymath
Jbir is held to have been the first practical alchemist.
Major Contributions: In fields of Astronomy, Astrology, Medicine and Pharmacy, Philosophy and Physics

Notable work(s) : Kitab al-Kimya, Kitab al-Sab'een, Book of the Kingdom, Book of the Balances , Book of Eastern Mercury, etc.

Ab al-Rayhn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Brn

(5th September 973- 13th December 1048) Born in Kath (Present Uzbekistan) Buried in Ghazni (Present Afghanistan)

A Great Polymath
First Anthropologist Major Contributions: physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences, and also distinguished himself as a historian, chronologist and linguist. A conversant in Khwarezmian, Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, and also knew Greek, Hebrew, Syriac and Berber. Notable Work: He is given the titles the "founder of Indology". He was an impartial writer on custom and creeds of various nations, and was given the title al-Ustadh ("The Master") . He also made contributions to Earth sciences, and is regarded as the "father of geodesy" for his important contributions to that field, along with his significant contributions to geography.

Ab Al al-usayn ibn Abd Allh ibn Sn'

known as Avicenna / Pr Sn (c. 980 - June 1037) Born in Afshana near Bukhara (Present day Uzbekistan) Buried in Hamadan (Iran)

A Great Polymath
Father of modern Medicine & Pioneer of Aromatheraphy Major Contributions: His corpus also includes writing on philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, geology, psychology, Islamic theology (kalam), logic, mathematics, physics, as well as poetry. He is regarded as the most famous and influential polymath of the Islamic Golden Age. Notable Work: The Book of Healing, a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and The Canon of Medicine,which was a standard medical text at many medieval universities.The Canon of Medicine was used as a text-book in the universities of Montpellier and Leuven as late as 1650. Ibn Sn's Canon of Medicine provides a complete system of medicine according to the principles of Galen and Hippocrates.

Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
Born on 22nd September 1942, Delhi (India)

A leading scientist and scholar

in the field of organic chemistry Scientific Contributions: Renowned for his research in the various areas relating to natural product chemistry. With over 909 publications in the field of his expertise including 116 books largely published by leading publishers in Europe and USA and 27 patents, he is also credited for reviving the higher education and research practices in Pakistan Notable Awards: Tamgha-e-Imtiaz(1983) Sitara-e-Imtiaz(1991) Hilal-e-Imtiaz(1998) Nishan-e-Imtiaz(2002) UNESCO Science Prize in Chemistry(1999) Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria and

Fellow of the Royal Society London (2006)

Farouk El-Baz
Born on 2nd January, 1938 (Egypt)

A Geologist
Scientific Contributions: He worked with NASA to assist in the planning of scientific exploration of the Moon, including the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography. Currently, El-Baz is Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Adjunct Professor of Geology at the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Geological Society of America Foundation, Boulder, Colorado, a member of the Board of Directors of CRDF Global, and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. Notable Work: Participation in Project Apollo 11 of 1st Landing on Moon in 1969 Notable Awards: NASA's Apollo Achievement Award, Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, Certificate of Merit - World Aerospace Education Organization
Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: , IPA: [md sn zewel]; born February 26, 1946) is an Egyptian scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry", he won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian scientist who won Nobel Prize in a scientific field. He is the Linus Pauling Chair Professor Chemistry, Professor of Physics and the director of the Physical Biology Centre for the Ultrafast Science and Technology (UST)[1] at the California Institute of Technology.