HENRY FORD
1863–1947
An industrialist, mechanical engineer, and business magnate, Henry Ford is best known for creating the Model T Ford, the first affordable automobile for the masses. Ford’s innovations revolutionized the way people traveled and brought mass production and consequently mass consumption to the US and the world.
The son of Irish immigrant farmers, Henry Ford was born in Michigan in 1863. He became obsessed with mechanics after receiving a watch for his 12th birthday and resolved to become a mechanical engineer and build automobiles after seeing an early steam road engine.
At 16, Ford began ...
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