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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/94540215@N07/8608350334/in/photostream Louis B. Kahn] was born in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to Hungarian and Latvian parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the Royal Statistical Society. He had been in World War II in infantry in Germany as Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof. Kahn published a book entitled ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=uYRPAAAAMAAJ A Study of Productivity and Its Measurement]'' in 1951. Prof. Kahn co-authored a book entitled ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=BvHjPAAACAAJ&dq Logistics Papers]'' with J.E. Hamilton in 1956. He also authored a paper entitled ''[http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1266447 A Statistical Model for Evaluating the Reliability of Safety Systems for Plants Manufacturing Hazardous Products]'' in 1959.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/94540215@N07/8608350334/in/photostream Louis B. Kahn] was born in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to Hungarian and Latvian parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the Royal Statistical Society. He had been in World War II in infantry in Germany as Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof.
==External links==
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Louis B. Kahn was born in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to Hungarian and Latvian parents. In 1959, he was one of 10 leading pioneers in the application of statistics using electronic computers, and he presented the Queen of England with a statistical paper that he read to the Royal Statistical Society. He had been in World War II in infantry in Germany as Lieutenant and was honored the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Medals and 3 Battle Stars. Prof.