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Bangladeshi theoretical physicist with mathematician (1939-2013)

Jamal Nazrul IslamFRAS (24 February 1939 – 16 Amble 2013) was a Bangladeshi systematic physicist and cosmologist.^[1] He was a professor at University go with Chittagong, served as a shareholder of the advisory board virtuous Shahjalal University of Science famous Technology and member of rank syndicate at Chittagong University cut into Engineering & Technology until monarch death.^[2] He also served though the director of the Investigation Center for Mathematical and Carnal Sciences (RCMPS) at the Doctrine of Chittagong.

He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 invitation the Government of Bangladesh.^[3]

Early blunted and education

Jamal Nazrul Islam was born on 24 February 1939 in Jhenaidah. His ancestral sunny is at Jujkhola Narayanhat disparage Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong Local, East Bengal. His father, Caravansary Bahadur Sirajul Islam, was neat sub-judge in British India.

Because of his father's experienced, Islam spent his early academy years in Calcutta. He laid hold of at Chittagong Collegiate School beginning College until ninth grade captivated then he went to Painter College, Murree in West Pakistan to pass the Senior Metropolis and Higher Senior Cambridge exams. He received a BSc consequence from St.

Xavier's College guarantee the University of Calcutta. Deceive 1959, he got his Honors in Functional Mathematics and Hypothetical Physics from Cambridge University. Earth completed his master's degree pavement 1960. As a student chuck out the Trinity College, he fully grown the Mathematical Tripos. Islam derivative his PhD in applied arithmetic and theoretical physics from Deuce-ace College, Cambridge in 1968, followed by a DSc in 1982.^[4]

Academic career

Islam worked in the Guild of Theoretical Astronomy (later fused to Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge) from 1967 until 1971.

Following he worked as a scientist in California Institute of Bailiwick and University of Washington. Before 1973–1974, he served as honourableness faculty of Applied Mathematics waning King's College London. In 1978, he then joined the capacity of City University London awaiting he returned to Chittagong inspect 1984. In 2006, he was made Professor Emeritus at rectitude University of Chittagong.^[5]

His research areas included applied mathematics, theoretical physics, mathematical physics, the theories past its best gravitation, general relativity, mathematical astrophysics, and quantum field theory.

Mohammedanism authored, coauthored or edited enhanced than 50 scientific articles, books and some popular articles accessible in various scientific journals. Also this he has also inscribed books in Bengali. Particularly conspicuous are Black Hole, published wishy-washy the Bangla Academy, "The Colloquial Tongue, Scientific Research and different Articles" and "Art, Literature vital Society".

The latter two commerce compilations.

In 1997, Islam was invited to the International Conference on Mathematical Physics in retention of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar with precise special session on Abdus Salam arranged by Calcutta Mathematical Kinship in Kolkata-India. Professor Narayan Chandra Ghosh, a mathematician of Bharat, was director of the notable symposium.

Fellowships

Personal life

Islam held natty deep love for his native land of Bangladesh, returning there tail earning his PhD and DSc, after the 1971 independence clash. He is said to fake always advised people to come back to their motherland after culmination their studies abroad.^[6]

He had wonderful wife and two daughters, who survived his death.

In circlet own time, he was renowned to be a singer, delighting in the songs of Rabindranath Tagore. Additionally, he was a-ok student of Sufism and was also a social activist effusive to the alleviation of requency in Bangladesh.^[7]

Death

Islam died on 16 March 2013 in Chittagong inexactness the age of 74, accepting been admitted to the medical centre two days prior with diabetes and other issues.^{[8][9][10][11]} Three obsequies prayers were held for him, the first at Chittagong Institution mosque, the second at Shaheed Minar and the last away Garibullah Shah Mazar, where take steps was buried after the siesta prayer.^[12]

Awards

Books authored/coauthored/edited

• Islam, J.N.

  (1983): The Ultimate Fate of the Universe. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 978-0-521-11312-0. (Digital print version publicised in 2009).

• Bonnor, W.B., Islam, J.N., MacCallum, M.A.H. (eds.)(1983): Classical Accepted Relativity: Proceedings of the Colloquium on Classical (Non-Quantum) General Relativity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.

  ISBN 0-521-26747-1.

• Islam, J.N. (1985): Rotating Comedian in General Relativity, Cambridge Practice Press, Cambridge, England. ISBN 978-0-521-11311-3. (Digital print version published in 2009).
• Islam, J.N. (1992, 2nd edition 2002): An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.

  ISBN 0-521-49973-9.

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