Henry Ford
Henry Ford, an extremely hardworking man, was very curious in his
early life because he liked to take things apart and ask many
questions. He lead and designed the manufacturing of many cars,
including the Model T which was the second largest selling car
totaling over 15,000,000. In addition to doing this, he lead and
managed an enormous company with the help of very few people. When
Henry spoke, people listened. Henry had a few dreams that he thought
would change the world. For example, he saw that most of the car
companies were making cars for the very wealthy, but Ford looked
beyond this and dreamed that every family in the United States would
own their own car, even the poor farming families.
Henry was born into a rather poor farming family during Abraham
Lincoln's presidency on July 30, 1863, in a small town called Dearborn
located in Michigan. During the first years of Henry's life, he would
work on the farm, take his toys apart, and ask many questions such as,
"How does a clock work?" (Marcus,p. 45). At the age of 16, Henry left
home and found a job as a machinist apprentice. Then, from about 1880
until about 1884, he worked many other jobs usually fixing watches and
clocks (Marcus, p.53). While doing this, he was learning more and more
about mechanics.
Then, in 1885, the first car was invented (Aird, p. 89). Made by Benz,
this car was three-wheeled, very uncomfortable and extremely slow,
going approximately 10 miles per hour. From that date forward, Henry
Ford found out what he was destined to do, bu...
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... Ford's life as a
leader of one of the biggest auto manufacturing companies in the
world. The monument is still here today, and is visited every day by
many people. The greatest car, Ford's Model T was seen on the roads as
late as the 1950's, still sturdy and leading the road until the end,
just like the inventor himself.
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