What is Joseph Monier?
'''Joseph Monier''' (November 8, 1823, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, [[France]]&mdash;March 13, 1906, [[Paris]]) was a [[France|French]] [[gardener]]. He was one of the [[inventor]]s of [[reinforced concrete]]. Monier did [[experiment]]s with [[iron]]-[[wire]] [[wikt:reinforcement|reinforcement]] for his [[cement]] and [[concrete]] tubs and basins. He made the idea in 1867 and put his invention on [[exhibition]] the same year at the [[Paris]] Exposition.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/389450/Joseph-Monier |title=Joseph Monier (French inventor) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |first=|work=britannica.com |year=2012 |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> At the age of 17 (1840) he was hired by the Duke of Uzès to work in the gardens of the Duke's mansion in Paris. In 1846 he took a job at the famous Tuileries Gardes of Paris where he was responsible for the orangery. Here he began his work with concrete that would result in the invention of reinforced cement. == References == <references/> {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monier, Joseph}} [[Category:French inventors]] [[Category:1823 births]] [[Category:1906 deaths]]