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Dedication to Joseph Edward Shigley

Joseph Edward Shigley (1909–1994) is undoubtedly one of the most known and
respected contributors in machine design education. He authored or co-authored eight
books, including Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (with John J. Uicker, Jr.), and
Applied Mechanics of Materials. He was Coeditor-in-Chief of the well-known Standard
Handbook of Machine Design. He began Machine Design as sole author in 1956, and
it evolved into Mechanical Engineering Design, setting the model for such textbooks.
He contributed to the first five editions of this text, along with co-authors Larry Mitchell
and Charles Mischke. Uncounted numbers of students across the world got their first
taste of machine design with Shigley’s textbook, which has literally become a classic.
Practically every mechanical engineer for the past half century has referenced termi-
nology, equations, or procedures as being from “Shigley.” McGraw-Hill is honored to
have worked with Professor Shigley for over 40 years, and as a tribute to his lasting
contribution to this textbook, its title officially reflects what many have already come to
call it—Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design.
Having received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics from The
University of Michigan, Professor Shigley pursued an academic career at Clemson
College from 1936 through 1954. This lead to his position as Professor and Head of
Mechanical Design and Drawing at Clemson College. He joined the faculty of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering of The University of Michigan in 1956, where
he remained for 22 years until his retirement in 1978.
Professor Shigley was granted the rank of Fellow of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers in 1968. He received the ASME Mechanisms Committee Award
in 1974, the Worcester Reed Warner Medal for outstanding contribution to the perma-
nent literature of engineering in 1977, and the ASME Machine Design Award in 1985.
Joseph Edward Shigley indeed made a difference. His legacy shall continue.

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