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Henry Ford and the Assembly Line
Henry Ford not only invented the Model T, but also, he perfected the concept of
the assembly line and mass produced cars as we know it. By doing this, people in
America and soon people around the world could ravel 200 miles in a ten-hour period.
Before this invention of the automobile people could only travel 20 miles in one day by
horse.
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. He was the first of six to his parents
William and Mary Ford. Henry grew up in a typical 19th century home and attended a
one-room schoolhouse. At an early age, he had an interested in mechanical things and a
dislike for arm work. At the age of 16 in 1879, Henry left his home to work as an
apprentice machinist in Detroit. For three years Henry worked as an apprentice, then
returned to his home town.
The next couple of year's Henry worked at home, and occasionally fixed steam
engines, and briefly took over his dad's farm. In 1891, Henry Ford became an engineer
with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Henry was promoted to Chief Engineer
in 1893, which gave him enough money to experiment. In 1896 Henry completed his self-
propelled Quadricycle. This Quadricycle had four wire wheels that looked like big bike
tires. To steer this contraption, a tiller like a boat was used: The automobile had two
speeds and no reverse. After two unsuccessful attempts to make a manufacturing company
to produce automobiles, the "Ford Motor Company" was built in 1903. Fords first
assembly line was became the models for future assembly lines. Henry became the Vice-
President and Chief Engineer of his own company. The factory built only a few...
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