Max Levy
German entrepreneur
Intro | German entrepreneur | |
Places | Germany | |
was | Businessperson Entrepreneur | |
Work field | Business | |
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Birth | 23 June 1869, Stargard | |
Death | 4 April 1932 (aged 62 years) |
Max Levy (March 9, 1857 – July 30, 1926) was an American inventor and scientist widely recognized for invention of precision machinery for the making of half-tone screens which were used in the production of relief printing plates by newspapers and magazines. The New York Times called Levy "one of the pioneers of photo-engraving". He was also the inventor of the counting chamber for haemocytometer for which he received the Edward Longstreth medal from the Franklin Institute.