Bhoj Raj Seth
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- professor emeritus
- lecturer
- writer
- vice chancellor
Bhoj Raj Seth | |
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| Born | 27 August 1907 |
| Died | 12 December 1979 (aged 72) |
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| Employer | IIT Delhi |
| Children | Kiran Seth (son) |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
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| Thesis | Finite Strain in Elastic Problems (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis Napoleon George Filon |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Institutions | IIT Kharagpur |
| Main interests | Elasticity, Plasticity, Fluid Mechanics |
Bhoj Raj Seth (27 August 1907 – 12 December 1979[1]), known by his initials B. R. Seth, was an Indian professor of engineering and the father of Kiran Seth.[2] He was the first vice chancellor of Dibrugarh University and served in 1966.[3] He also worked in Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.[4]
Seth was born in Bhura, Panjab, Delhi.[3][note 1] 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.[5] Seth became an applied mathematics lecturer at IIT Kharagpur.[6][7]
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.[8] He died on 12 December 1979.[9]
Fellowships
In 1936, Seth became a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[10] He was also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.[11]
Selected publications
- Seth, B.R (1939). "Two Dimensional Potential Problems Connected with Rectilinear Boundaries". Allahabad Law Journal Press. India.[12][13]
- 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.[14]
- 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
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.[15]
