...useful to the operation and maintenance personnel in industries in bridging the gap between the highly technical literature and the operating and maintenance manuals.
-Journal of the Institute of Engineers

The Second Edition … is a classic reference for mechanical, design, lubrication (tribology), automotive, gear and transmission, and structural engineers, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in these disciplines.
-Tribologie un Schmierungstechnik, Vol. 50, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2003
…Its style is clear, simple, and descriptive … [the book] begins with a fascinating chapter on the history of petroleum, ends with a very useful section on the disposal of used lubricants and covers just about every up-to-date topic in between … an excellent, wide-ranging survey of lubricants and lubrication.
-Tribology International

The Second Edition … is a classic reference for mechanical, design, lubrication (tribology), automotive, gear and transmission, and structural engineers, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in these disciplines.
-Tribologie un Schmierungstechnik, Vol. 50, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2003
…Its style is clear, simple, and descriptive … [the book] begins with a fascinating chapter on the history of petroleum, ends with a very useful section on the disposal of used lubricants and covers just about every up-to-date topic in between … an excellent, wide-ranging survey of lubricants and lubrication.
-Tribology International