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Tribute to Jamal Nazrul Islam
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<h1>Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam</h1>
<em><h3>A less known scientist</h3></em>
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<p class="text-center">Here's a life timeline of Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam</p>
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<li><strong>1939</strong> Born in Jhenidah, 24th February</li>
<li>Came to Chittagong from Calcutta to get admitted to Chittagong Collegiate School, where he performed so well that, he got a double promotion to class XI.</li>
<li>He went to Lawrence Colleget in Marit, West Pakistan(Today Pakistan) To pass <strong>Senior Cambridge</strong> and <strong>Higher Senior Cambridge</strong> Exam</li>
<li>Discovered his love for mathematics at the end of high school.</li>
<li><strong>1959</strong> - He got honors in Functional Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from University of Cambridge</strong>
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<li><strong>1960</strong> - He completed his masters</li>
<li><strong>1967</strong> - Joined in Institue of Astronomy, Cambridge</li>
<li><strong>1968</strong> - Obtained his Ph.D from Trinity College, Cambridge</li>
<li><strong>1971</strong> - Quit from Institue of Astronomy, Cambridge</li>
<li><strong>1971</strong> - Worked at California Institute of Technology and University of Washington as a researcher</li>
<li><strong>1973-1974</strong> Served as the faculty of Applied Mathematics of King's College London.</li>
<li><strong>1978</strong> - Joined the faculty of City University London</li>
<li><strong>1982</strong> - Got D.Sc from Trinity College</li>
<li><strong>1984</strong> - Returend to Chittagong</li>
<li><strong>1984 - Death</strong> - Served as Professor Emeritus in University of Chittagong</li>
<li>His research areas include
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<li>Applied Mathematics,</li>
<li>Theoretical Physics,</li>
<li>Mathematical Physics,</li>
<li>theory of Gravitation,</li>
<li>General Relativity,</li>
<li>Mathematical Cosmology</li>
<li>and Quantum Field Theory.</li>
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<li>He authored more than 50 scholarly articles</li>
<li><strong>2013</strong> - Died, at the age of 73</li>
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If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Nazrul_Islam">Wikipedia entry.</a>
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