User:Nasa-verve/Anders Jordahl

Anders Olson Jordahl, born 1878 in Norway and died 1969, was a famous inventor, entrepreneur, and artist.

In South Africa he ran a restaurant for a short time together with his friend Ivar Kreuger, but they soon sold the restaurant. In Germany, also with Kreuger, he formed the company Deutsche Kahneisengesellschaft in 1903. . It was here that Jordahl developed the C-shaped rail, which was the first anchor channel ever developed.

Later in life, Jordahl lived in Millstone, N.J., where his last known residence was.