Engineering Drawing (book)

Last updated December 21, 2020

Engineering Drawing by Thomas Ewing French (1871-1944), Mech. Eng., OSU 1895, also known as A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsman, was first published in 1911 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. It appeared in fourteen editions and was last published in 1993. The title and author remained the same through the first six editions. French died during the publication years of the Sixth Edition, so the Seventh Edition was revised by his colleague at Ohio State University, Charles J. Vierck. The Eighth through Tenth editions had the same title and were also authored by Charles J. Vierck. For the Eleventh and Twelfth editions, the book title changed to Engineering Drawing and Graphic Technology. Following the death of Vierck in 1980, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Editions were additionally authored by Robert J. Foster, Penn State University.

History

It was during the year 1910 that Martin M. Foss, a traveling representative of the newly organized McGraw-Hill Book Company, in calling on the Department of Engineering Drawing, recognized in the group headed by Professor Thomas E. French one of the most successful and talented groups in its field in the United States. He said to Professor French: "We want a new mechanical drawing text. " "There are already fifty drawing books on the market" protested French. "But which is standard?" countered Foss. "We want a text that will be widely accepted as the standard work on the subject." Professor French accepted the challenge. Discarding the time-worn name "Mechanical Drawing" he coined a new title and wrote a text, "A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen", which was published in 1911. He was ably assisted by Assistant Professor Robert Meiklejohn, Instructors Owen E. Williams, Arthur C. Harper, Cree Sheets, Frederick W. Ives, William D. Turnbull and William J. Norris, which were the entire teaching staff of the department. The staff contributed immeasurably in the preparation of drawings, problem material as well as advice and suggestions in the text. This pioneering book (now in its 10th edition) made publishing history. It was a truly monumental classic, and for many years was a perennial leader in its field and held the American publishers record as the best selling of all college textbooks. This text is attributed to giving great impetus to the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, as well as helping Martin Foss, who later became President of the company.^[1]

As an author of textbooks, Professor French is perhaps unequalled by anyone else in his field in the world. The following quotation is taken from the Ohio State University Monthly, February 1935, p. 148: "Not only is he famous as the 'father of the Stadium' idea, but his textbook, A Manual of Engineering Drawing, has taken the name of Professor Thomas E. French, Mech. E., '95 into 400 colleges and universities throughout the world. It is the most widely used text on engineering extant." The fifth edition of this book is now used by engineering students in schools throughout the world, and has been translated into several different languages.^[2]

This book became a best seller for the McGraw Hill publishing company, and reportedly its sales kept the company from bankruptcy during the depression.^[3]

Films

Starting with the Seventh Edition in 1947, 16mm sound motion picture films were created to complement the instruction found in the textbook. This practice continued through the Eleventh Edition.

Text-Films for the Seventh Edition:

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (10 min, According to Plan: Introduction to Engineering Drawing), For Chap. 1

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Orthographic Projection), For Chaps. 6 and 7

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Auxiliary Views: Single Auxiliaries), For Chap. 8

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Auxiliary Views: Double Auxiliaries), For Chap. 8

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Sections and Conventions), For Chap. 9

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Drawings and the Shop), For Chap. 10

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (Silent filmstrip, Dimensioning Techniques), For Chaps. 11 and 12

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Selection of Dimensions), For Chaps. 11 and 12

Text-Films for the Eighth Edition:

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (10 min, According to Plan: Introduction to Engineering Drawing), For Chap. 1

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Orthographic Projection), For Chaps. 6, 7, 8, and 9

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Auxiliary Views: Single Auxiliaries), For Chap. 10

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Auxiliary Views: Double Auxiliaries), For Chap. 11

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Sections and Conventions), For Chap. 13

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (18 min, Developments, For Chap. 15

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (12 min, Pictorial Sketching), For Chap. 18

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, The Drawings and the Shop), For Chap. 19

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (Silent filmstrip, Dimensioning Techniques), For Chaps. 20 and 21

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (20 min, Selection of Dimensions), For Chaps. 20 and 21

Text-Films for the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Editions:

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (9 min, According to Plan), For Chap. 1

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (18 min, Orthographic Projection), For Chap. 5

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (11 min, Pictorial Sketching), For Chap. 6

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (23 min, Auxiliary Views: Single Auxiliaries), For Chap. 7

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (13 min, Auxiliary Views: Double Auxiliaries), For Chap. 7

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Sections and Conventions), For Chap. 8

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (11 min, Simple Developments), For Chap. 9

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (11 min, Oblique Cones and Transition Developments), For Chap. 9

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (15 min, Drawings and the Shop), For Chap. 10

McGraw-Hill Text-Films For Engineering Drawing (18 min, Selection of Dimensions), For Chap. 11

Accompanying Books

The success of the textbook enabled others to write accompanying books of additional practice questions or problems.

Quiz Questions (Russ), 1943 (Accompany Sixth Edition)

Quiz Questions (Russ), 1948 (Accompany Seventh Edition)

Quiz Questions (Russ), 1953 (Accompany Eighth Edition)

Keyed to A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen and Fundamentals of Engineering Drawing:

Problems in engineering drawing (Levens, Edstrom), 1944

Problems in engineering drawing (Levens, Edstrom), 1945

Problems in engineering drawing (Levens, Edstrom), 1947

Problems in engineering drawing (Levens, Edstrom), 1951 (Series III; keyed to 7th edition)

Problems in engineering drawing (Levens, Edstrom), 1960 (Series V; keyed to 9th edition and 1st edition)

Engineering and Graphic Technology Problems Book (Rogers), 1978 (keyed to Twelfth Edition)

Engineering and Graphic Technology Problems Book II (Rogers), 1988 (keyed to Thirteenth Edition)

Engineering and Graphic Technology Problems Book III (Rogers), 1993 (keyed to Fourteenth Edition)

Publication Data

This publication data was derived from the copyright information published in the front of each book, except where noted.

First Edition

289 pages (includes Index) - 35,000 copies

LCCN 11-020537

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	August	1911	4,000^[4]		French
Second	October	1911		4,000	French
Third	August	1912			French
Fourth	August	1913			French
Fifth	March	1914			French
Sixth	October	1914	4,000	20,000	French
Seventh	November	1915	2,500	24,000	French
Eighth	September	1916	5,000	26,500	French
Ninth	June	1917	1,000	31,500	French
Tenth	November	1917	2,500	32,500	French

Second Edition

329 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 108,000 copies

LCCN 18-016246

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	July	1918	7,500	35,000	French
Second	October	1918	10,500	42,500	French
Third	October	1918	5,000	53,000	French
Fourth	June	1919	5,000	58,000	French
Fifth	September	1919	5,000	63,000	French
Sixth	October	1919	15,000	68,000	French
Seventh	May	1920	5,000	83,000	French
Eighth	October	1920	15,000	88,000	French
Ninth	July	1921	3,000	103,000	French
Tenth	February	1922	12,500	106,000	French
Eleventh	May	1922	16,000	118,500	French
Twelfth	May	1923	8,500	134,500	French

Third Edition

409 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 96,000 copies

LCCN 24-012758

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	May	1924	9,500	143,000	French
Second	September	1924	2,000	152,500	French
Third	January	1925	13,500	154,500	French
Fourth	June	1925		168,000	French
Fifth	September	1925			French
Sixth	June	1926	5,000	188,000	French
Seventh	September	1926	18,000	193,000	French
Eighth	June	1927	15,000	211,000	French
Ninth	June	1928		226,000	French
Tenth					French

Fourth Edition

466 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 106,000 copies

LCCN 29-013849

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	June	1929	9,500	239,000	French
Second	August	1929	5,000	248,500	French
Third	October	1929	19,500	253,500	French
Fourth	January	1930	10,000	273,000	French
Fifth	September	1930	25,000	283,000	French
Sixth	May	1931		308,000	French
Seventh	September	1932			French
Eighth	March	1934		328,500	French
Ninth	September	1934			French
Tenth	October	1934		356,000	French

Fifth Edition

481 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 148,000 copies

LCCN 35-027219

Impression	Month	Year	Total Issue	Author
First	April	1935	345,000	French
Second				French
Third				French
Fourth	December	1935		French
Fifth				French
Sixth	February	1937		French
Seventh				French
Eighth	April	1938		French
Ninth	June	1939		French
Tenth				French
Eleventh	June	1940		French
Twelfth	September	1940		French
Thirteenth	November	1940		French
Fourteenth				French
Fifteenth				French
Sixteenth				French

Sixth Edition

622 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 439,700 copies

LCCN 41-008971

In 1944, the War Department used this textbook as one of their Education Manuals (EM 961)

ImRefession	Month	Year	Total Issue	Author
First	May	1941	493.000	French
Second	September	1941		French
Third	March	1942		French
Fourth	May	1942		French
Fifth	September	1942		French
Sixth	January	1943		French
Seventh	July	1943		French
Eighth	August	1944		French
Ninth	March	1945		French
Tenth	September	1945		French
Eleventh	November	1945		French
Twelfth	February	1946		French
Thirteenth		1946		French
Fourteenth	December	1946		French
Fifteenth	January	1947		French

Seventh Edition

694 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 302,989 copies

LCCN 47-031042

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	August	1947	150,000	932,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Second			50,000	1,082,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Third			25,000	1,132,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Fourth			25,000	1,157,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Fifth			20,000	1,182,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Sixth			21,099	1,202,700	French (Revised by Vierck)
Seventh			11,890	1,223,799	French (Revised by Vierck)

Eighth Edition

715 pages (includes Appendix and Index) - 408,982 copies

LCCN 52-013455

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
First	March	1953		1,235,689	French and Vierck
Second					French and Vierck
Third					French and Vierck
Fourth			10,000	1,329,799	French and Vierck
Fifth			40,000	1,339,799	French and Vierck
Sixth			70,000	1,379,799	French and Vierck
Seventh			70,000	1,449,799	French and Vierck
Eighth				1,519,799	French and Vierck
Ninth					French and Vierck
Tenth					French and Vierck

Ninth Edition

592 pages; 118 Appendix pages; 16 Index pages

LCCN 59-015458

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1960	209,178	1,644,671	French and Vierck

Tenth Edition

701 pages; 143 Appendix pages; 16 Index pages

LCCN 65-028814

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1966		1,853,849	French and Vierck

Eleventh Edition

787 pages; 143 Appendix pages; 16 Index pages

ISBN 0-07-022157-X; LCCN 70-038135

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1972			French and Vierck

Twelfth Edition

799 pages; 137 Appendix pages; 14 Index pages

ISBN 0-07-022158-8; LCCN 77-014431

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1978			French and Vierck

Thirteenth Edition

737 pages (includes Appendix and Index)

ISBN 0-07-022161-8; LCCN 85-016605

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1986			French, Vierck, and Foster

Fourteenth Edition

745 pages (includes Appendix and Index)

ISBN 0-07-022347-5; LCCN 92-036219

Impression	Month	Year	Printed	Total Issue	Author
		1993			French, Vierck, and Foster

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References

↑ Paffenbarger, Ralph S. (1970). History, Department of Engineering Graphics, 1870 - 1970.
↑ Brown, Edgar (1937). "Thos E. French". Ohio State Engineer. 21 (2).
↑ Cooper, Donald B. (1989). The Diary of Gladys Bolon Cooper, Book I.
↑ "Prof. French's Book Meets Large Sale". Ohio State Lantern. September 20, 1911.

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[1] Paffenbarger, Ralph S. (1970). History, Department of Engineering Graphics, 1870 - 1970.

[2] Brown, Edgar (1937). "Thos E. French". Ohio State Engineer. 21 (2).

[3] Cooper, Donald B. (1989). The Diary of Gladys Bolon Cooper, Book I.

[4] "Prof. French's Book Meets Large Sale". Ohio State Lantern. September 20, 1911.

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