Julius Kahn (inventor)

Julius Kahn
Born(1874-03-08)March 8, 1874
Münstereifel, Germany
DiedNovember 4, 1942(1942-11-04) (aged 68)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Occupationengineer
Known forKahn system
SpouseMargaret Kohut
ChildrenGisela, Katherine, Julius Jr.
RelativesAlbert Kahn, brother
Signature
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Engineering Building (1905)

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. He formed his own company, Trussed Concrete Steel Company, as a manufacturing source for his inventions. He also founded United Steel Company and was chairman of Truscon Laboratories.

  1. ^ Sedlar, Frank (April 23, 2013). "Engineering Industrial Architecture: Albert Kahn and the Trussed Concrete Steel Company" (PDF). University of Michigan Library.