How Did Henry Ford Affect The World
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an industrialist and was the creator of one of the greatest motorized vehicle companies in the world. Henry Ford's products did not only affect people of his time but they also have had a greatly affected modern day motor vehicles. Henry Ford was significant for many things but in my opinion he was most important for his thriving Ford motor company, his use of the assembly line and technique of mass production, and finally his contribution to war.
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn, Michigan to his parents william and mary Ford. Henry was one of six children and lived on a farm with his family tending to the animals and vegetables along with whatever else needed to be done. Henry was never interested …show more content…
The Quadra Cycle consisted of a box shape body on four bicycle wheels. It had no brakes, but still got people from point A to point B. In 1896 Henry rode in a horseless carriage for the first time which inspired him to make something similar. Although the Quadra Cycle got people to where they needed to be, Henry wanted to make a vehicle that was more durable and easier to repair. During the year of 1903, Ford launched the Ford Motor Company with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, which twenty-eight thousand dollars was given in cash. Ford was determined enough to introduce the Model-T, which was the first durable motor vehicle that was affordable for middle class …show more content…
At this point in his life henry had already had several cardiovascular issues and was not in a medical state to have a lot of responsibility. Most of the workers and high end management did not want Ford to take the Job but for the past twenty years henry did not actually have an official title. So Henry was given the job, and he worked until the end of the war. The time period that Henry was working the company was losing about ten million dollars a month. When Henry was near death he handed the company down to Henry Ford II and went into retirement. He died in 1947 of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 83 in Fair Lane, his Dearborn
Henry Ford was an industrialist and was the creator of one of the greatest motorized vehicle companies in the world. Henry Ford's products did not only affect people of his time but they also have had a greatly affected modern day motor vehicles. Henry Ford was significant for many things but in my opinion he was most important for his thriving Ford motor company, his use of the assembly line and technique of mass production, and finally his contribution to war.
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn, Michigan to his parents william and mary Ford. Henry was one of six children and lived on a farm with his family tending to the animals and vegetables along with whatever else needed to be done. Henry was never interested …show more content…
The Quadra Cycle consisted of a box shape body on four bicycle wheels. It had no brakes, but still got people from point A to point B. In 1896 Henry rode in a horseless carriage for the first time which inspired him to make something similar. Although the Quadra Cycle got people to where they needed to be, Henry wanted to make a vehicle that was more durable and easier to repair. During the year of 1903, Ford launched the Ford Motor Company with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, which twenty-eight thousand dollars was given in cash. Ford was determined enough to introduce the Model-T, which was the first durable motor vehicle that was affordable for middle class …show more content…
At this point in his life henry had already had several cardiovascular issues and was not in a medical state to have a lot of responsibility. Most of the workers and high end management did not want Ford to take the Job but for the past twenty years henry did not actually have an official title. So Henry was given the job, and he worked until the end of the war. The time period that Henry was working the company was losing about ten million dollars a month. When Henry was near death he handed the company down to Henry Ford II and went into retirement. He died in 1947 of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 83 in Fair Lane, his Dearborn