Henry Ford, A great Industialist

Henry Ford was born in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863. He died on April 7, 1947, in Dearborn. He started his career in production at the age of 16 as a machinist’s apprentice. He then began his career as a mechanical engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in 1888 and worked there until 1899. He founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903. He produced his first car, the Quadricycle, in 1896. He had developed this car in his spare time. He finally …

…I to stop the war. Their arguments were not successful. Later, in 1919 he erected the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Finally, at the time of his death, Ford left $500 - $700 to the Ford Foundation, which is a non-profit outfit. Henry Ford’s contributions to industry and society were both numerous and groundbreaking. With his assembly techniques, he set a standard, which is still in use today. He is a model for today’s industrial engineers.