Henry Ford
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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HENRY FORD
BY DOMINIC JACKSON
BIRTH
HENRY FORD WAS BORN IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, ON JULY 30, 1863
PARENTS: WILLIAM AND MARY FORD
SIBLINGS: ROBERT, MARGARET, JANE, AND WILLIAM FORD
YOUTH
DURING HIS YOUTH, HENRY ENJOYED PLAYING AROUND WITH CLOCKS.
DURING HIS YOUTH HE LIVED IN DEAR BORN MICHIGAN
ALTHOUGH HENRY HAD NO EDUCATION HE STILL WANTED BECOME AN ENGINEER
HIS BROTHERS TEASED HIM OF HIS CURIOCITY
AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH HIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS JUST TWELVE
ADULT
DURING HIS ADULTHOOD HENRY WAS AN ENGINEER AND WORKED FOR THOMAS EDISON
ON 1888 HENRY MARRIED CLARA BRYANT
SOON, IN 1893 HE BECAME THE FATHER OF EDSLE
SOON HENRY STARTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST CAR WHICH HE TESTED IN JUNE, 1896
IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! HENRY FORD HAD MADE HIS FIRST CAR
SOON HE GOT HIS RAN HIS OWN FACTORY. HE PAYED HIS WORKERS FIVE DOLLARS A DAY
BUT HE NEEDED A WAY TO PRODUCE LOTS OF CARS IN SMALL AMOUNTS OF TIME
SO HE INVENTED THE ASSEMBLY LINE
THEY GAVE THE WORKERS NOT A SECOND MORE OR LESS TO COMPLETE THEIR TASK.
ONE OF HENRY'S CHALLENGES WAS FINDING A METAL LIGHT BUT DURABLE ENOUGH TO GO IN THE CAR
HIS SOLUTION WAS TO USE VANADIUM STEEL, A VERY DURABLE METAL BUT IS STILL LIGHT WEIGHT
HENRY FORD MADE MANY DIFFERENT CARS. HE MADE THE MODLE A, B, C, E, F, K, R, S, AND N.
BUT HE WAS A TINKERER. HE HAD TO MAKE IT BETTER. SO HE MADE THE MODLE T!
SADLY, PEOPLE RIOTED OUTSIDE OF HIS FACTORY BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT HIRE ANYONE ELSE
HE WAS PAYING PEOPLE $5 AN HOUR TO WORK IN HIS FACTORY. WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THAT?
BUT WITH LIFE COMES DEATH
ON APRIL 7, 1947 HENRY DIED. HE WAS A GREAT MAN WHO ACHIEVED MUCH IN HIS LIFE.
HENRY FORDS CARS HAVE CONTINUED TO PROGRESS.
IT'S AMAZING ONE MAN CAN HELP MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
