Henry Ford
                     HENRY FORD
WHO WAS HENRY 
HFenOry RFoDrd ?was an American automobile 
manufacturer who created the Model T in 1908 
and went on to develop the assembly line mode of 
production, which revolutionized the automotive 
industry. 
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FORD COMPANY
 Ford sold millions of cars and became a world-famous 
business leader. The company later lost its market 
dominance but had a lasting impact on other 
technological development, on labor issues and on U.S. 
infrastructure. 
 Today, Ford is credited for helping to build America's 
economy during the nation's vulnerable early years and 
is considered one of America's leading businessmen.
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EARLY LIFE 
 Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on his family's 
farm in Wayne County, near Dearborn, Michigan.
 When Ford was 13 years old, his father gifted 
him a pocket watch, which the young boy 
promptly took apart and reassembled. Friends 
and neighbors were impressed and requested 
that he fix their timepieces too.
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EDUCATION
 Unsatisfied with farm work, Ford left home at 
the age of 16 to take an apprenticeship as a 
machinist at a shipbuilding firm in Detroit. 
 In the years that followed, he would learn to 
skillfully operate and service steam engines and 
would also study bookkeeping.
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INVENTIONS
 In 1890, Ford was hired as an engineer for the 
Detroit Edison Company. In 1893, his natural 
talents earned him a promotion to chief engineer.
 Ford developed his plans for a horseless carriage. 
In 1892, Ford built his first gasoline-powered 
buggy, which had a two-cylinder, four-horsepower 
engine. In 1896, he constructed his first model car, 
the Ford Quadricycle.
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FORD MOTOR
 By 1898, Ford was awarded with his first patent 
for a carburetor. In 1899, with money raised 
from investors following the development of a 
third model car, Ford left Edison Illuminating 
Company to pursue his car-making business full-
time.
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MODEL T
 Ford introduced the Model T, the first car to be 
affordable for most Americans, in October 1908 
and continued its construction until 1927. 
 Also known as the “Tin Lizzie,” the car was 
known for its durability and versatility, quickly 
making it a huge commercial success. 
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HENRY FORD'S ASSEMBLY LINE
 In 1913, Ford launched the first moving assembly 
line for the mass production of the automobile. 
 This new technique decreased the amount of 
time it took to build a car from 12 hours to two 
and a half, which in turn lowered the cost of the 
Model T from $850 in 1908 to $310 by 1926 for a 
much-improved model. 
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PHILOSOPHY
 Ford was an ardent pacifist and opposed World 
War I, even funding a peace ship to Europe. 
Later, in 1936, Ford and his family established 
the Ford Foundation to provide ongoing grants 
for research, education and development.
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DEATH
 Ford died on April 7, 1947, of a cerebral 
hemorrhage at the age of 83, near his Dearborn 
estate, Fair Lane. 
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