Henry Ford - Wikipedia Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism [1][2] In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and
Henry Ford - Biography, Inventions Assembly Line - HISTORY Born in 1863, Henry Ford was the first surviving son of William and Mary Ford, who owned a prosperous farm in Dearborn, Michigan At 16, he left home for the nearby city of Detroit, where he
Henry Ford Timeline - Have Fun With History Henry Ford, born on July 30, 1863, was a visionary industrialist, innovator, and the founder of the Ford Motor Company Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of transportation and manufacturing, Ford revolutionized the automobile industry and the way products were made
Henry Ford Story TImeline - Henry Ford Heritage Association Henry Ford’s vision changed the way we live His life spanned an era of dramatic change—from farm to factory, from the Civil War to World War II, from candlelight to electric light, from horses to cars
Henry Ford - Automotive Hall of Fame Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in 1903 with a handful of talented and dedicated employees In 1908, the first of some 15 million Model T Ford vehicles took to the road
Henry Ford - New World Encyclopedia Ford's impact on the American life was immense By paying his workers above subsistence wages, and producing cars that were priced for this new market of workers as consumers, Ford brought the means of personal transportation to ordinary people and changed the structure of society