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.......

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