HENRY FORD

BACKGROUND

• Born on July 30, 1863 near Dearborn, Michigan
• He attended local schools as a young kid
• As he grew older he went to school in Detroit to be trained as a mechanist
• While attending school, he helped his parents on the farm

ADVANCEMENTS

• He developed his idea for a horseless carriage
• Soon after he presented his ideas to Thomas Edison
• 1903-Established the Ford Motor Company. First car was the Model T Ford
• It was innovative because nothing like the Model T Ford was even invented at the time
• 1914-He developed the assembly line
• One of the biggest advancements because the cars were created much faster, and by the bigger number.

FORD IS INNOVATIVE

• Ford became renowned for his revolutionary vision:manufacturing an inexpensive automobile made by skilled workers
• Other factories soon adopted Ford's ideas
• By 1916, more than 3.5 million cars were traveling around on America's roads

SOURCES

• http://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747#early-career
• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1621.html
• https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2013/08/05/model-t-...