henry ford
Transportation has become a major necessity in today's society. Without the industrial revolution introducing the automobile, most people would find it very hard and frustrating to get around. Henry Ford had become a big part of starting this faster and safer "transportation era". His brilliant thoughts and ideas brought about things including the "assembly line" and the "Model T". It is because of him we can generally travel without any major problems. Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 on a farm in Dearborn Michigan. Henry hated farm life and had a love and talent for running and fixing machinery. At the age of 15 he went to Detroit to train as a machinist. In 1888 he married Clara Bryant and had a son named Edsel Ford. In 1896, he completed his first automobile, the "Quadricycle" and in 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company. Henry's success was in fast motion and he was ready for anything that he was given. He was often known as "a little man challenging a monopoly". This was just the beginning for Henry. He had no idea of how his name and how his product would take the industry to much higher heights. Clayton 2 In 1908 Henry brought about the Model T Ford. Henry's company sold about 15 millions cars. This car is what Henry
In the early 1900's the automobiles that were built took a long time to complete. The process that was used was very time consuming. Completion took several hours and workers were paid very little. When Ford introduced the assembly line his workers produced an automobile every couple of minutes rather than hours. With the high rate of production he lowered the price of his vehicles. The increased sales meant he paid his employees more per day and offered benefits. A few benefits Ford offered were health insurance, a higher salary than the competition, and even a five-day workweek. With all the extra incentives Ford gave, he still climbed to success. Maybe it was the fact that an automobile could be bought for the low price of only $850.00 rather than the competitions automobiles for $5000.00. The assembly line of today consists of a motor driven belt system and a lot of machines. With all the parts moving to the workers, production goes very quickly. Each employee has a specific job. So basically, one person would put a tire on, then the next person in line would install the lug nuts to hold the wheel in place. A sources I have found very useful has been a periodical from Forbes Magazine. Another useful source has been the Internet. I found a site that is from the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan. Another site I found is from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT. It focuses more on the assembly line rather than Ford himself. The encyclopedia from "Compton's Interactive CD-ROM" focuses on Ford and the assembly line rather than singling one out. Yet even another site focuses on the history of the city of Detroit. Future sources will include a few more Internet sites as well as a book that I have not found yet. I hope that more research will lead me in the right direction in finding the book that will benefit this research the most. Conclusions that I hope to make with this research are that Ford did indeed revolutionize production and life. Also with this project I hope to understand a little bit more of what the world really does owe the man that has helped us all, Henry Ford. Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 to William and Mary Ford. He was the first of six children. He grew up in a rich farming household in Dearborn, Michigan. He enjoyed a typical childhood, spending his days in a one-room schoolhouse and doing farm chores. Ever since he was young, he showed an interest for the mechanical aspect of things, and how they worked and functioned. He used to take things apart and put them back together to get an idea of the inner workings of basic mechanical tools (Nevins, 47 - 50). In 1879, at a young age of 16, he left his home to travel to t
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