Last Updated: 19 Jul, 2023 | Views: 705
Age: 83
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Engineer, Philanthropist, Industrialist
Famous For: Founder of Ford Motor Company
Higher Education: Bryant & Stratton College
About (Profile/Biography):
Henry Ford was a prominent American entrepreneur, businessman, and the man behind the creation of the Ford Motor Company as well as the assembly line production process. He transformed the vehicle from a costly luxury into an affordable mode of transportation, which had a significant impact on the 20th century's landscape, by developing the first car that middle-class Americans could purchase. His Model T automobile invention revolutionised American manufacturing and transportation. He rose to become one of the richest and most well-known people in the world as the owner of Ford Motor Company.
Career:
In 1891: Ford worked for Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit as an engineer.
In 1896: Ford met Thomas Edison when he attended a gathering of Edison executives.
In 1903: The Ford Motor Company replaced Ford &Malcomson as the company's name.
In 1918: He handed his son Edsel Ford the presidency of Ford Motor Company.
In 1929: Ford and the Soviets agreed to cooperate in developing the first Soviet auto plant (GAZ) close to Nizhny Novgorod for nine years (Gorky).
Achievements and Awards:
In 1928: Ford received the Elliott Cresson Medal from the Franklin Institute.
In 1938: Ford received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, an honor given to non-Germans who support Nazism, from Nazi Germany.
In 1985: He earned a National Aviation Hall of Fame membership.
Unknown Facts:
Henry Ford was known to be an innovator, and he proved it after delivering a pocket watch. Ford's engineering work did not start with automobiles.
Ford not only developed the Model T Ford for Americans but also popularised the concept of mass production. The production of large numbers of Model Ts improved many Americans' quality of living.
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