Terrell Croft

Terrell Croft (born 1880) was a US engineer and author of technical books on electrical and mechanical subjects, most or all of which were published by McGraw-Hill. Titles include "Wiring of Finished Buildings" (1915), "Electrical Machinery; Principles, Operations, and Management" (1917), and "Steam Engine Principles and Practice" (1922). [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search%5FArg=croft%2C%20terrell&Search%5FCode=NAME%5F&CNT=25&PID=5844&BROWSE=1&HC=57&SID=2 System Timed Out (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ]

Between 1913 and 1924, Croft appears to have resided in University City, Missouri. [Croft, Terrell: "Wiring for Light and Power", preface. McGraw-Hill, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1924] He was a consulting engineer, operating his own firm, Terrell Croft Engineering Company. He was a member of ASME, AIEE, ASTM, and ASHVE.] [Croft, Terrell: "American Electricians' Handbook", title page. McGraw-Hill, 1913, 1921, 1932, 1936]

Croft's most successful book is the "American Electricians' Handbook" (1913). This book is still in print, in its fourteenth edition (2002), by McGraw-Hill. The current edition is edited by Wilford I. Summers. Croft's name still appears on the cover, and several illustrations from the first edition are retained.

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