Thursday, February 15, 2007

Unit I - Important People : Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Henry Ford

Henry Ford is know as the father of Modern Assembly Lines. He was the creator of The Ford Motor Company, and the Model T car. The introduction of this car changed the transportation, as well as the American industry. Henry Ford was one of the Richest, and best-known people in the world at the time. Ford created the idea of mass production of inexpensive automobiles using an assembly line, as well as high wages. This idea was named after him, "fordism". This idea lead to cars at very low and affordable prices.
I think Henry Ford changed everything with his ideas about the assembly line. Things could now be made more efficiently and for a cheaper price. Plus, with Henry Fords high wages, even people who were working in the factories could afford a car in little time.

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