2. Early life
• Born in Dearborn, Michigan
on July 30th, 1863
• Grew up on a prosperous
farm
• Quickly became interested
in engineering
• At age 16 Ford left home to
look for work in Detroit.
• First job was as an Engineer
with the Edison Illuminating
Company.
3. First inventions
• Within two years Ford was
chief engineer at Edison Co.
• Using the money from his
increased salary Ford began
working on first invention, the
quardricycle.
• During his work on the
quardricycle Ford formed a
partnership with William H.
Murphy, they were to work
very well together in the
future.
4. Ford Motor CO.
• After his earlier inventions
and and several failed
attempts at private
business, in 1903 Ford
created the Ford Motor
Company, becoming its
vice-president and chief
engineer.
• Not an instant success, at
first only a few cars were
made a day.
5. Model T and the Assembly
• In 1908 all that
changed line
• Ford designed the
Model T, the first
car designed for the
masses.
• This design was
made along a
revolutionary
moving assembly
line and was made
from
interchangeable
parts.
• By 1918 half of all
cars in America
were model Ts
6. Ford’s Effects on modern
America
• Ford’s moving
assembly line
revolutionized the
20th century.
• The assembly line
allowed for mass
production, and was
a key factor in
shaping the world
into what it is today.
7. Ford today
• Since its founding in 1903 the Ford Motor
Company has made 146.3 billion dollars
in profits.
• It employs over 213,000 workers world
wide.
• It produces over 5.5 million cars a year
• It is the fourth largest car company in
the world.
8. Work Cited
• The Henry Ford: The Life of Henry Ford. The Henry Ford
Museum. 2003.
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/printdefult.asp
• Dobbs, Michael. “Ford and GM Scrutinized for alleged Nazi
Collaboration.” The Washington Post November 30th, 1998,
Page 10A.
• Ford, Henry. “The International Jew, the World’s Foremost
Problem.” The Dearborn Independent 1926. Editorial.
• Crmichael, Evan “Rolling into the world” The Detroit Daily.
• Ford, Henry. “The International Jew, the World’s Formost
Problem.” The Dearborn Independent 1926. Editorial.
• Crmichael, Evan “Rolling into the world” The Detroit Daily
2008.
