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'''Jagjit Singh''' (1912–2002) was an Indian writer and [[popular science|science popularizer]]. In college he excelled in mathematics courses, receiving his MA in Mathematics from the Government College, Lahore. Yet he made his career as an important director of [[Indian Railways|India's railways]], applying his mathematical skills there. Upon retirement, he set out in writing several books, starting with ''Great Ideas of Modern Mathematics'', popularizing science and targeting laymen. Singh subsequently won the [[Kalinga Prize]] from UNESCO in 1963, being the first Asian to do so.<br />
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In 1960, he was appointed director of the [[Indian Railways]] Board, and nine years later he was appointed general manager of the [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]. After his retirement he went to work as managing director of the [[Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals]], adviser of [[Asian Development Bank]] and adviser of [[Tata Chemicals]].<br />
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Singh was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Statistical Society]] of London, and was President of the Operational Society of India and a member of the Indian Statistical Institute. He was awarded an honorary [[Doctorate in Science]] in 1968 by [[Roorkee University]]. He was also chosen by Pakistan scientist and Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1979, [[Abdus Salam]] to write his biography, which came out in 1992 published by Penguin books.<br />
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==Some works==<br />
* ''Great Ideas of Modern Mathematics''<br />
* ''Great Ideas and Theories of Modern Cosmology''<br />
* ''Great Ideas in Information Theory, Language and Cybernetics''<br />
* ''Reminiscences of a Mathematician Manqué''<br />
* ''Great Ideas of Operations Research''<br />
* ''The making of a good science writer''<br />
* ''Abdus Salam: A Biography (1992)''<br />
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==References==<br />
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Jagjit Singh under the heading 'A MAN OF SCIENCE' [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030208/windows/above.htm Biographical note]<br />
Frontispiece notes in 'Modern Cosmology' (retitled from 'Great ideas and Theories of Modern Cosmology'), Penguin (1961).<br />
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==External links==<br />
# Modern Cosmology, Penguin (1961).<br />
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