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Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
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<p><i>Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers</i> is a comprehensive <a href="/facts/Handbook/2QHznuhB">handbook</a> for the field of <a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical engineering</a>. Originally based on the even older German <i><a href="/facts/H%25C3%25BCtte/mh2oU7du">Hütte</a></i>, it was first published in 1916 by <a href="/facts/Lionel_Simeon_Marks/VKc9oVx4">Lionel Simeon Marks</a>. In 2017, its 12th edition, published by <a href="/facts/McGraw-Hill/oG8VpKJT">McGraw-Hill</a>, marked the 100th anniversary of the work. The handbook was translated into several languages. </p><p>Lionel S. Marks was a professor of mechanical engineering at <a href="/facts/Harvard_University/Lhy9L1cx">Harvard University</a> and <a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology/Xk49vNA8">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> in the early 1900s. </p>