Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the (rebacked) spine.

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Applied Mechanics by David Allan Low (published in 1922 by Longmans, Green & Co., London) is a classic comprehensive engineering textbook. It spans over 550 pages covering foundational mechanical principles for students.

About the Book

• Full Title: Applied Mechanics, Embracing Strength and Elasticity of Materials, Theory and Design of Structures, Theory of Machines and Hydraulics

• Author: David Allan Low (1857–1937), Emeritus Professor of Engineering at the East London College

• Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. (London, New York, Toronto)

• Purpose: Designed as a multi-year textbook for vocational and university-level engineering students.

Key Topics Covered

• Strength and elasticity of materials

• Theory and design of structures

• Theory of machines

• Hydraulics and fluid principles

• Hundreds of hand-drawn diagrams, pencil sketches, and practical numerical exercises

Please view our photographs for the restored status of this book, once a prized possession of Jack Lang’s father (a heavy water pioneer).

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.