Henry Ford Essay Research Paper CONTENTSOUTLINE 4REPORT

Henry Ford Essay, Research Paper

CONTENTS

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Thesis: Henry Ford(1863-1947), an American industrialist, was best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry.

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I. Introduction

A. born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863

B. machinist’s apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16

C. mechanical engineer

1. later chief engineer

2. Edison Illuminating Co.

D. Quadricycle

E. Ford Motor Company

II. Automobile Production

A. standardized interchangeable parts

B. assembly-line techniques

C. expansion

D. innovation

1.labor turnover

2.assembly-line work

3.production quotas

E. daily wage

F. net result

G. factors

H. Model T

III. Labor Problems

A. major manufacturer

B. National Labor Relations Board

C. strike

IV. Wartime Production

A. government contracts

B. Willow Run, Michigan

C. 8000 planes

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V. Other Activities

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A.. Ford

B. peace ship

C. U.S. senator

D. Henry Ford Hospital

C. Dearborn Independent

VI. Conclusion

In conclusion, Henry Ford was a very important part of our society. He was responsible for many inventions, including the Model T. His biggest contribution was revolutionizing and perfecting the assembly line. Henry Ford was a remarkable man.. He was and still remains a symbol of American industry ingenuity. He was an individual that had confidence in himself and in his dreams. No doubt the automobile age would have progressed without him. But we would be a lot further behind on the road had Ford not met his destiny. Henry Ford is responsible for putting America and indeed the world on wheels.

Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 to William and Mary Ford. He was the first of six children. He grew up in a rich farming household in Dearborn, Michigan. He enjoyed a typical childhood, spending his days in a one-room schoolhouse and doing farm chores. Ever since he was young, he showed an interest for the mechanical side of things, and how they worked and functioned. He used to take things apart and put them back together to get an idea of the inner workings of basic mechanical tools (Encarta ).

In 1879, at a young age of 16, he left his home to travel to the near by city of Detroit to work as an apprentice for a machinist. He occasionally returned home to work on the farm. He remained an apprentice for three years and then returned to Dearborn. During the next few years, Henry divided his time between operating and repairing steam engines, finding occasional work in Detroit factories, and working on his fathers broken down farm equipment, as well as lending an unwilling hand with other farm work.

Henry got married to Clara Bryant in 1888. Henry supported himself and his wife by running a sawmill (Collier, 145 . 152). In 1891, Henry than became an engineer with the Edison Illumination Company. This was an important event in his life because it signified that he had made a conscious career move into industrial pursuits. He was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1893. This gave him enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on internal combustion engines (Lacey 13 . 14). The high point of this research came with the completion of his own self- propelled vehicle, the Quadricycle. This bike had four wire wheels and was steered with a tiller, like a boat. It had two forward speeds, and no reverse.

Although this was not the first self-propelled vehicle, it set Henry Ford as one of the major pioneers whom helped this nation become one of motorists (Encarta ). Ford decided that he wanted to become an automobile manufacturer.

After two unsuccessful tries, Ford motor company was finally incorporated in 1903 with Henry Ford as the Vice President and Chief Engineer. When the company first started it was only producing a few cars a day at the Ford factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. A group of two or three men would work on one car from components made to order by other companies (Marcus 99 . 100) Ford realized his dream of producing an automobile that was reasonable priced, reliable and efficient with the introduction of the Model T in 1908.

This vehicle iniated a new era in personal transportation. It was easy to operate, maintain, and could handle rough roads. It was also very reasonably priced at 850 dollars. The cars sold fast and for the first time, the middle class could afford a car.

By 1920, about 4 million Model T.s were sold (Marcus, 103 . 105). The model T revolutionized America in many different ways. Fo

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