Science & Economics
Jamal Nazrul Islam
Mathematical physicist and cosmologist
- Era
- 1939–2013
- Origin
- Khulna
Born in Jhenaidah, Jamal Nazrul Islam studied and worked at Cambridge alongside leading cosmologists before returning to Bangladesh to found the Research Centre for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Chittagong. His book 'The Ultimate Fate of the Universe' (1983) was published by Cambridge University Press and translated into several languages.
Career highlights
- Author of 'The Ultimate Fate of the Universe'
- Founded RCMPS, University of Chittagong
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