Mathematical Histories

Other than my key research interests, I am interested in introducing mathematics to the general audience. My opinion is that employing a conversational tone - but in a rigorous scientific style - helps in this aim. I have published several such works, following peer-review, on the history of mathematicians, mathematical monuments, mathematical puzzles, and just mathematics around you. The journals where I publish these are academic but interesting, easy-to-read and also often demonstrate explainability of mathematics without mathematical jargon.

1. B. Singh and Y. Akbulut. “Promoting mathematics via banknotes: two examples from Turkey”. in: British Journal for the History of Mathematics (2024); here. 

2. B. Singh. “A large controversy from a small town: Johann Georg von Soldner of Feuchtwangen”. in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (2022); here. 

3. B. Singh. “Popov, Berg, Sokolov: A street with three plaques”. in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (2019); here. 

4. B. Singh. “Reminiscences of two evenings with Dmitry Borisovich Gnedenko”. in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (2016); here.

I served as an editor for the INFORMS History and Traditions Committee. With interviews and notes from several eminent personalities, we published several essays on the history of mathematical optimization that are maintained online by INFORMS:

1. Brief History of Optimization and Mathematical Programming; here.

2. Development of Operations Research in the Soviet Union; here. 

3. Center for Operations Research and Economics (CORE), Université catholique de Louvain; here. 

4. University of Texas; here.  

5. History of OR Excellence: Chemical and Petroleum; here.

I also publish poetry in English, again, following a peer-review process:

1.  B. Singh. "Bicycle". in: Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, and Theory (Nov. 2023); here.

2. B. Singh. “I never asked them”. in: Indian Literature (2009); here.