author
David Allan Low
1857–1937
A Scottish engineer and teacher, he wrote practical textbooks that helped generations of students learn machine drawing, applied mechanics, and engineering design. His books are clear, methodical, and rooted in long experience in technical education.
1 Audiobook
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design
by David Allan Low
About the author
Born in 1857, David Allan Low built his career around engineering and teaching. Sources describe him as a Whitworth Scholar who studied and worked in both industry and technical education before going on to hold senior teaching posts in Britain.
He is best remembered for writing accessible engineering textbooks, including works on machine drawing, practical geometry, graphics, and applied mechanics. These books were aimed at students and working engineers, and their repeated publication suggests they became trusted classroom references.
Later in life he was associated with East London College, University of London, where he became emeritus professor of engineering. He died on March 24, 1937, leaving behind a body of technical writing that reflects the hands-on, instructional spirit of early modern engineering education.