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Bhoj Raj Seth (1907-1979) known with the initials, B R. Seth was an Indian professor of engineering and the father of Kiran Seth. He was the first vice chancellor of Dibrugarh University in 1966 and had worked in Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.




Life and career


Seth was born in Bhura, Panjab, Delhi. In 1927, Seth had his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Hindu College. He continued his MA in the same course at University of Delhi, earning a degree in 1929. Seth was a lecturer of applied mathematics who taught in IIT Kharagpur and is considered to have made a notable impact to that field in the 20th century. He was the editor of Journal of Science and Engineering Research of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He died on 12 December 1979.




Fellowships


In 1936, Seth became a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, in the mathematical sciences section. He was also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.




Selected publications


Seth, B.R (1939). "Two Dimensional Potential Problems Connected with Rectilinear Boundaries". Allahabad Law Journal Press. India.
Seth, B. R. (1963). Fifty Years of Science in India: Progress of Mathematics. India: Indian Science Congress Association.
Seth, B.R (1970). "Aelotropic Yield Condition: Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture". International Centre for Mechanical Sciences. 47. Vienna: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-2818-3_2.
Seth, B. (1972). Creep Transition in Cylinders: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies June – July 1972. Austria: Springer Vienna.
Seth, B. R. (1975). Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, September - October 1970. Austria: Springer Vienna. ISBN 9783211810798




Awards and honors


He was a recipient of the Leonard Euler Gold Medal of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1958) and the Dr. B. C. Roy Award (1977).




See also


Order of Vice Chancellors of Dibrugarh University




References






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Further reading


Altenbach, H. (2018). Kontinuumsmechanik: Einführung in die materialunabhängigen und materialabhängigen Gleichungen. Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 9783662575048
Chattopadhyay, A. (2002). Biographical Dictionary of Indian Scientists: From Ancient to Contemporary. India: Rupa & Company. ISBN 9788171676699
Numerical Methods For Scientific And Engineering Computation. (2003). India: New Age International (P) Limited. ISBN 9788122414615




External links


Profile of Bhoj Raj Seth on the old website of Indian National Science Academy
Actes du congrès international des mathématiciens, 1970

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