Bhoj Raj Seth

Not to be confused with Bhoj Raj.

Bhoj Raj Seth
Born	(1907-08-27)27 August 1907 Bhura, Panjab, Delhi
Died	12 December 1979(1979-12-12) (aged 72)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	professor emeritus lecturer writer vice chancellor
Employer	IIT Delhi
Children	Kiran Seth (son)
Academic background
Education	University of London (PhD) Indian Institute of Technology (DSc)
Alma mater	IIT Kharagpur (1937) university of London (1934) University of Delhi (1939)
Thesis	Finite Strain in Elastic Problems (1935)
Doctoral advisor	Louis Napoleon George Filon
Academic work
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Main interests	Elasticity, Plasticity, Fluid Mechanics

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

Sources

• Mukherji, P. (2022). Notable Modern Indian Mathematicians and Statisticians: During the 19th and 20th Centuries of Bengal. South Korea: Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 9789811961328.
• Nambudiripad, K. (2017). Advanced Mechanics of Solids. India: Alpha Science International Limited. ISBN 9781783324231.
• Bertram, A. (2021). Elasticity and Plasticity of Large Deformations: Including Gradient Materials. Germany: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030723286.
• INSA (1990). Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy. India.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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