Philip Hubert Smith

Who was Philip Hubert Smith?

Philip Hubert Smith was a British automotive engineer, author and motoring journalist.

His career began as an automotive engineer, his qualifications including being a chartered engineer and memberships of both the IMechE and the SAE. He was also the technical editor of Motor World. It is for his technical books that he is best remembered, particularly The High-Speed Two-Stroke Petrol Engine, The Scientific Design of Exhaust and Intake Systems and Valve Mechanisms for High-speed Engines.

In later years he lived at Ben Rhydding, in Yorkshire.