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Henry Ford

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Ford 1863-1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich. The Inception of the Ford Motor Company Ford showed mechanical aptitude at an early age and left (1879) his father's farm to work as an apprentice in a Detroit machine shop. He soon returned to his home, but after considerable experimentation with power-driven vehicles, he went (1890) to Detroit again and worked as a machinist and engineer with the Edison Company. Ford continued working in his spare time as well, and in 1896 he completed his first automobile. Resigning (1899) from the Edis... Read more
Henry Ford
Henry Ford After founding the Ford Motor Company, the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947) developed a system of mass production...middle-class Americans. The oldest of six children, Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a prosperous... Read more
Henry Ford II
Henry Ford II Henry Ford II (1917-1987) was an American industrialist. He turned his grandfather...company into the second largest industrial corporation in the world. Henry Ford II was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 4, 1917, the grandson... Read more

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