Henry Ford
How do you get from place to place every day? Most people would answer by saying that they drive on a daily bases, but none of that would have been possible without Henry Ford. Henry Ford was most famous for inventing the car, and the assembly line. Without his inventions society and the economy as we know it today would be very different.
First of all, Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in Michigan. At the age of 13 he was given a pocket watch, he took it apart and put it back together, and many were amazed by the talent he had. At the age of 16 he left home because he was not unsatisfied with farm work. He went to do an apprenticeship as a machinist (“Henry Ford” Biography.com). In 1888 he got married to Clara Ala Bryant,
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He came up with the assembly line, which changed the industry as america knew it. An assembly line is a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled. Many companies were inspired by Henry Ford’s inventions, and tried it out themselves. The assembly line is something that is still around today. It allows companies to produce a part quickly, so cars for example can be made quicker, and the companies can make more money. It also provided jobs for people who were not very …show more content…
He was not selling as much as he should be and his competitors had the newest and best thing, he had to send workers home because he was not making enough to pay them. He then came up with the Ford V-8, which brought business back. Workers who were going back to work for Henry Ford were walking into a whole new atmosphere. He was more harsh, and he created the Service Department. The Service Department included men who were ex-cons who would watch over the workers, to make sure they were doing their jobs, and not slacking off. The men were scared of the ex-cons, and spending their workdays in fear.
On the other hand, while World War II was taking place they asked if Ford would make the B-24 Liberator Bomber, he said yes and took on the tedious task. In 1941 he suffered from a stroke. The project was handed off to his son Edsel, and it was too much for him. Edsel respectfully had to give back the offer of making it. He died at the age of 50. So once again Henry Ford took back the reigns of the Ford Motor