Bhoj Raj Seth

Bhoj Raj Seth 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.

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.

Seth, B. R. . Fifty Years of Science in India: Progress of Mathematics. India: Indian Science Congress Association.
Seth, B. . Creep Transition in Cylinders: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies June – July 1972. Austria: Springer Vienna.
Seth, B. R. . Transition Problems of Aelotropic Yield and Creep Rupture: Course Held at the Department for Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, September - October 1970. Austria: Springer Vienna.
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