The Heritage of All Mankind – Abdus Salam and the Four Fundamental Forces

This teaching guide focuses on the life and work of Dr. Abdus Salam, the first Muslim Physics Nobel Laureate. In addition to highlighting his contributions to the advancement of science in nations underrepresented in the scientific community, this lesson plan also covers the electroweak force, which he jointly discovered. Depending on content goals, this lesson will introduce students to the four fundamental forces or to the use of oral history interviews in the study of history. This lesson plan can be used in conjunction with the related educational video on YouTube.