Julius Kahn (inventor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julius Kahn (inventor)

American inventor

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1874

Place of Birth: Bad Münstereifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1942

Profession: architect, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Julius Kahn (March 8, 1874 – November 4, 1942) was an engineer, industrialist, and manufacturer.
He was the inventor of the Kahn System, a reinforced concrete engineering technique for building construction.
The Kahn System that he patented in 1903 was used worldwide for housing, factories, office and industrial buildings.
His system was used in 134 US cities by 1939.
His engineering system for building construction was also found then in Africa, Europe, Canada, China, Brazil, and Mexico.
In Yokohama, Japan, his system was used in an automobile factory.
His unique engineering system of construction was used also in airplane plants, warehouses, docks, foundries, creameries, filtration plants, rubber factories, steel plants, silos, distilleries, smelters, and textile mills.