Henry Ford

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Henry Ford

1863–1947

A self-taught mechanic turned industrial giant, he helped make the automobile part of everyday life. His push for standardized production and the moving assembly line changed manufacturing far beyond the car business.

5 Audiobooks

The International Jew, the world's foremost problem [volume I] : being a reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920

The International Jew, the world's foremost problem [volume I] : being a reprint of a series of articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent from May 22 to October 2, 1920

by William John Cameron, Henry Ford

My Life and Work

My Life and Work

by Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther

Elämäni ja työni

Elämäni ja työni

by Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther

Aspects of Jewish power in the United States : volume IV of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a fourth selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

Aspects of Jewish power in the United States : volume IV of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a fourth selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

by William John Cameron, Henry Ford

Jewish influences in American life : volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

Jewish influences in American life : volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

by William John Cameron, Henry Ford

About the author

Born in Michigan in 1863, Henry Ford grew up on a farm but was drawn early to machines and engineering. After working as an engineer in Detroit, he built his first automobile in the 1890s and founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903.

Ford became one of the most influential industrialists of the 20th century through the success of the Model T and his use of large-scale, standardized production. He is especially associated with the moving assembly line, which helped lower costs and speed up manufacturing, making cars affordable for many more people.

His legacy is enormous and complicated. He transformed modern industry and business, but his public life also included deeply harmful antisemitic views and publishing. He died in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1947.