B. R. Seth

Bhoj Raj Seth (27 August 1907 – 12 December 1979), known by his 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 and served in 1966. He also worked in Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.

Life and career Seth was born in Bhura, Panjab, Delhi. 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. Seth became an applied mathematics lecturer at IIT Kharagpur.

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. He died on 12 December 1979.

Fellowships In 1936, Seth became a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. He was also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

Selected publications

Seth, B. R. (1963). Fifty Years of Science in India: Progress of Mathematics. India: Indian Science Congress Association.

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.

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.