Henry Ford (* 30. July 1863 in Wayne County, Michigan, USA; "† 7 April 1947 in Dearborn) was the founder of the car manufacturer Ford engine company. It perfected consistently the assembly-line technology in the automotive manufacture, which had however already anticipated Ransom Eli Olds 1902 in simplified form in its automobile company old mobile. Its concept of the modern manufacturing of vehicles revolutionized not only the industrielle production, but had also strong influence on the modern culture (Fordism). In addition it is well-known as publishers of anti-Semitic writings.

Life

Henry Ford was born William and Mary Ford, which had immigrated from the county Cork to Ireland in Wayne County, a town in close proximity to Dearborn, to the west of Detroit, on the flourishing farm of its parents. Henry was the oldest of altogether six children. It could visit only village schools, then Ford received only a small education. As a child it was very interested in mechanical details and spent at the age of twelve years much time in his Werkraum, which it had furnished. With fifteen years he had already built his first combustion engine.

In the year 1879 it left its at home and pulled into close Detroit, in order to begin its training there as a machinist. He worked first at F. Flower & Bros., later at Detroit Dry dock CO. After its training Ford found a job with the Westinghouse Electric corporation, where it worked on petrol engines. After its marriage with Clara Bryant it improved its financial situation with its own sawmill.

1891 were adjusted, designated Ford as an engineer with the Edison Illuminating company after the founder and director Thomas Alva Edison. With this world-famous inventor it was still in a friendly manner connected in later years. After its transport to the chief engineer 1893 it had now sufficient time and money, in order to dedicate itself to its personal experiments with combustion engines. Its experiments culminated 1896 in the completion of a propelled vehicle, to the Quadricycle.

After this success Ford Edison Illuminating left and created with further investor 1899 Detroit automobiles company. While Ford left its vehicles running to this time against the other manufacturers to drive, in order to demonstrate the superiority of its models. He achieved a victory against Alexander Winton, a well-known running driver, in his Quadricycle on 10 October 1901. Detroit automobiles company was nevertheless short time late bankruptcy.

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