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Donald M. Levy

A metallurgist and lecturer whose work opened a window onto early 20th-century copper production, he is best remembered for turning technical lectures into a detailed book on modern smelting practice.

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Modern Copper Smelting being lectures delivered at Birmingham University, greatly extended and adapted and with and introduction on the history, uses and properties of copper.

Modern Copper Smelting being lectures delivered at Birmingham University, greatly extended and adapted and with and introduction on the history, uses and properties of copper.

by Donald M. Levy

About the author

Donald M. Levy is known for Modern Copper Smelting, a 1912 technical work based on lectures delivered at the University of Birmingham. The book was written for advanced metallurgy students and other readers interested in copper production, and it expands those lectures with broader background on the history, uses, and properties of copper.

From the book’s title pages and catalog records, he is identified as holding an M.Sc. and serving as an assistant lecturer in metallurgy at the University of Birmingham. His writing suggests a practical, teaching-focused approach: he aimed to explain industrial processes clearly while connecting them to the wider development of the copper industry.

Little biographical information appears to be readily available beyond his academic role and this published work. Even so, Modern Copper Smelting has remained accessible through major digital archives, which has helped preserve his place as a specialist writer on the science and industry of copper.