A day in the life of a Chinese boy
Henry Ford The man who made Automobiles. by kingsley chukwudi. Typed on October 25, 2013.
Chapter 1
Henry Ford
Introduction:
Henry Ford was one of the most imperative inventors of the industrial Revolution and His first invention, the automobile, changed our way of life as we know it. He did not invent car. But, he was responsible for turning the automobile from an invention of unknown to an innovation that shaped the 20th century and continues to affect the 21th.
Innovators change things. They take new ideas, sometimes their own, sometimes other peoples, and develop and promote those ideas until they become an accepted part of daily life. Innovations are very confident, and they have vision of what the world’s future is going to be like. Henry Ford was one of this innovations but it took some time for him to fully understand the idea.
Henry’s life background
Ford’s beginnings were perfectly ordinary. He was born on his dad’s large farm in Michigan, on July 30, 1863. Early on, Ford demonstrated some of his characteristics that would make him successful. In his family, he became fond of taking apart his siblings toys as well as his own and rebuilding it with his own style of designs and beauty. He learned about full-size steam engines by becoming acquainted with the engines’ operators and asking them questions. He taught himself to fix watches and used the watches themselves as textbooks to learn the basics of machine design. At an early age Ford demonstrated curiosity. Self-confidence, mechanical ability, and a preference for learning by trial and error. These actions and behaviour of his would become the foundation of Henry’s Career.
Chapter 2
Henry’s inventions and his works
The Quadricycle
Henry Ford’s interest in internal combustion engines led him to
Chapter 1
Henry Ford
Introduction:
Henry Ford was one of the most imperative inventors of the industrial Revolution and His first invention, the automobile, changed our way of life as we know it. He did not invent car. But, he was responsible for turning the automobile from an invention of unknown to an innovation that shaped the 20th century and continues to affect the 21th.
Innovators change things. They take new ideas, sometimes their own, sometimes other peoples, and develop and promote those ideas until they become an accepted part of daily life. Innovations are very confident, and they have vision of what the world’s future is going to be like. Henry Ford was one of this innovations but it took some time for him to fully understand the idea.
Henry’s life background
Ford’s beginnings were perfectly ordinary. He was born on his dad’s large farm in Michigan, on July 30, 1863. Early on, Ford demonstrated some of his characteristics that would make him successful. In his family, he became fond of taking apart his siblings toys as well as his own and rebuilding it with his own style of designs and beauty. He learned about full-size steam engines by becoming acquainted with the engines’ operators and asking them questions. He taught himself to fix watches and used the watches themselves as textbooks to learn the basics of machine design. At an early age Ford demonstrated curiosity. Self-confidence, mechanical ability, and a preference for learning by trial and error. These actions and behaviour of his would become the foundation of Henry’s Career.
Chapter 2
Henry’s inventions and his works
The Quadricycle
Henry Ford’s interest in internal combustion engines led him to
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