The part played by the IES Lighting Handbook Committee and by its

Board of Review was most important. These men contributed their best
thinking and experience both before and after the production of manuscript
had begun, and during the reading of proof, in establishing the basic pol-
icies which are revealed in the completely practical character of this first
edition. Their critical appraisal and check of the manuscript after its prep-
aration added much to its overall utility as well as to its technical accuracy.
HANDBOOK COMMITTEE
C. A. Atherton, Chairman J. L. Kilpatrick
A. A. Brainerd H. L. Miller
F. C. Eley J. W. Milford
J. M. Guillory R. G. Slauer
G. K. Hardacre, (ex
officio)
Walter Sturrock
C. C. Keller, Vice Chairman H. O. Warner
S. B. Williams
BOARD OF REVIEW
D. W. Atwater E. C. Crittenden
Conrad Berens Ward Harrison
L. H. Brown P. S. Millar, Chairman
R. B. Brown, Jr. R. W. Staud
The preparation and publication of the Handbook proceeded under the
administration of the following Presidents of the Illuminating Engineering
Society:
R. B. Brown, Jr. A. F. Wakefield
H. M. Sharp G. K. Hardacre
S. B. Williams R. W. Staud
The General Office Staff took an active part in many phases of the work
under the direction of A. D. Hinckley, Handbook Business Manager and
Executive Secretary of the Society. C. L. Crouch, the Society's Technical
Director, acted as Handbook Editor during the formative stages of the
project and made many investigations upon which the plans for publication
were based.
Recognizing that much remains to be learned about light and its applica-
tions, we feel, nevertheless, that this first edition Anil faithfully serve its
readers. It is inevitable in a book of this size that some errors and omis-
sions will be discovered. Your cooperation in calling them to our attention
will be appreciated.
Robert W. McKinley
editor