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Julius Kahn (March 8, 1874 – November 4, 1942) was an American engineer, industrialist, and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the Kahn system, a reinforced concrete engineering technique for building construction. [1] The Kahn system, which he patented in 1903, was used worldwide for housing, factories, offices and industrial buildings.
- Gisela, Katherine, Julius Jr.
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The “Kahn System” was invented by Julius Kahn, who filed a patent for it on December 11, 1902. Julius was the brother of the more well-known Albert Kahn, a nationally prominent architect based in Detroit who is best known for the factories he designed for automotive companies such as Packard and Ford in the early 20 th century. Albert ...
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Mar 1, 2022 · Albert Kahn was born in 1869 in Prussia before his family emigrated to Detroit in 1890. Kahn had four brothers and two sisters, including his engineer and inventor brother Julius Kahn, who was born Germany in 1874. And while Albert’s name likely has more name recognition, the accomplishments of both brothers are astounding.
Julius Kahn. Julius Kahn may refer to: Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete. Julius Kahn (congressman) (1861–1924), United States congressman. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
One of Turner’s competitors, particularly for industrial construction in the Midwest, was Julius Kahn who developed his Kahn System of reinforcing for beams, girders and columns (“The Kahn System of Reinforced Concrete,” STRUCTURE magazine, April 2013). Kahn conceptualized the behavior of concrete as a truss.
July 24, 2021 @ All Day - Author and architectural historian Michael G. Smith discussed how Albert and Julius revolutionized modern day factories. Watch the recording below:
I. Albert and Julius Kahn’s Early Work II. The Kahn Bar, The Trussed Concrete Steel Company’s First Product III. The Trussed Concrete Steel Company Takes Shape IV. The Breadth of the Trussed Concrete Steel Companies Product Line V. Hy-Rib, Lightweight Concrete Floors and Roofs VI. The Kahn System of Hollow Tile Floor Construction VII.