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Bhoj Raj Seth (27 August 1907 – 12 December 1979Template:Sfn), known by his initials B. R. Seth, was an Indian professor of engineering and the father of Kiran Seth.[1] He was the first vice chancellor of Dibrugarh University and served in 1966.Template:Sfn He also worked in Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.Template:Sfn
Life and career
Seth was born in Bhura, Panjab, Delhi.Template:SfnTemplate:Refn In 1927, he got his bachelor's degree in mathematics. He had his MA degree in the same course from the University of Delhi in 1929.Template:Sfn Seth became an applied mathematics lecturer at IIT Kharagpur.Template:Sfn[2]
The Seth–Hill family of generalized strain tensors is named after him and Rodney Hill. Seth was the editor of the Journal of Science and Engineering Research of IIT.[3] He died on 12 December 1979.Template:Sfn
Fellowships
In 1936, Seth became a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[4] He was also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.Template:Sfn
Selected publications
- Two Dimensional Potential Problems Connected with Rectilinear Boundaries. Allahabad Law Journal Press({Template:Date).[5][6]
- Seth, B. R. (1963). Fifty Years of Science in India: Progress of Mathematics. India: Indian Science Congress Association.
- Aelotropic Yield Condition: Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences({Template:Date).
- Seth, B. (1972). Creep Transition in Cylinders: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies June – July 1972. Austria: Springer Vienna.[7]
- 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. Template:Isbn
Awards and honors
Seth was a recipient of the Leonard Euler Gold Medal of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1958 and the Dr. B. C. Roy Award in 1977.[8]
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ Speaker: Dr. Kiran Seth. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Bhoj Raj Seth. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Journal of Science and Engineering Research. (1964). India: Indian Institute of Technology.
- ↑ Bhoj Raj Seth | Fellow. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Review: B. R. Seth, Two-Dimensional Potential Problems Connected with Rectilinear Boundaries. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society({Template:Date).
- ↑ Two Dimensional Potential Problems Connected with Rectilinear Boundaries{{#if:Seth|, Seth}. Allahabad law journal Press(1939)
- ↑ Creep Transition in Cylinders{{#if:Seth|, Seth}(1972). ISBN 978-3-211-81170-2
- ↑ Gaṇita Bhāratī{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Society for History of Mathematics(1979)
Citations
Sources
- Notable Modern Indian Mathematicians and Statisticians: During the 19th and 20th Centuries of Bengal{{#if:Mukherji|, Mukherji}. Springer Nature Singapore(2022). ISBN 9789811961328
- Advanced Mechanics of Solids{{#if:Nambudiripad|, Nambudiripad}. Alpha Science International Limited(2017). ISBN 9781783324231
- Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations: Including Gradient Materials{{#if:Bertram|, Bertram}. Springer International Publishing(2021). ISBN 9783030723286
- Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1990)
Further reading
- Kontinuumsmechanik: Einführung in die materialunabhängigen und materialabhängigen Gleichungen{{#if:Altenbach|, Altenbach}. Springer Berlin Heidelberg(2018). ISBN 978-3-662-57504-8
- Biographical dictionary of Indian scientists: from ancient to contemporary{{#if:Chattopadhyay|, Chattopadhyay}. Rupa & Co(2002). ISBN 978-81-7167-669-9