what drove the man by janis d. brandes. about 1890 born in 1863 o in michigan o on a farm thought...
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BY JANIS D. BRANDES
HENRY FORDWHAT DROVE THE MAN
HENRY FORD
About 1890 Born in 1863
o In Michigano On a farm
Thought to be lazy by some
Driven by curiosity of machines
Loved to tinker
HENRY FORD-HIS EARLY YEARS
Born July 30, 1863 To William Ford an Irish immigrant and
Mary Litogot On a prosperous farm in Dearborn,
Michigan One of six children Did not like farm chores, he found them
boring Loved to tinker with things to see how
they worked
More of Henry’s early life
His mom, Mary always encouraged himo Once telling him “that disagreeable jobs call
for courage, patience and self-control” (Young, 2008, p. 19). These words helped form Henry into the man he became.
He would tinker in his neighbor’s blacksmith shop sometimes walk ten miles to snoop around in the
hardware shop His mother passed away in 1876 and shortly
afterward he had a life changing event: his turning point-------
HIS TURNING POINT Once on way to Detroit with his father he saw a
steam powered car, that started his passion for automobiles
Moved to Detroit in 1879 and had various jobs in the streetcar and as machinist
While working he read magazines about scienceo Once read about the gasoline engine of a German man named
Nikolaus A. Otto (Zuehlke, 2007, p. 13). This and his work fueled his passion for developing a gasoline powered car
Returned to Dearborn to run a neighbor’s steam powered Westinghouse engine, Westinghouse later hired him to repair their engines
HENRY FORD-MID-LIFE Married Clara Bryant in 1888 and continued to
live in Dearborn, Michigan until 1891. They then moved to Detroit
Henry went to work for Thomas Edison, so he could learn more about electricity for his gasoline engineso Edison hired him because of his knowledge of engines
and to run his generators Henry and Clara had a son in 1893 and named
him Edsel Clara supported Henry in his work even letting
him work on his engine in the kitchen In 1903, he founded the Ford Motor Company
with backing from Alexander Malcomson
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Model A Started with Henry,
James Couzens and 10 employees
Bought parts from other companies
First car made the Model A-sold for $850
Their top speed was 30 miles an hour
MORE FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Battled with the ALAM (Association of Licensed Automobile Manufactures) during the early 1900’s Henry won ALAM disbanded in 1911
In 1910, Henry Ford built a bigger factoryo There they began making the Model T it took them 12 ½ hours
to build one
Always looking for better and easier ways to do things o They began making their own partso And started using the assembly line
By 1913 they had cut production time to 1 ½ hours a car
HENRY FORD-HIS LATER YEARS
1919 In 1918, Henry run for Senator
but he lost that race From 1937 to 1937 the Ford
Motor Company had labor union problems, until he decided to allow unions in his factories
In 1940, Henry converted one of his automobile factories to produce war planes for WWII
Henry’s son Edsel died in 1943 Henry Ford died April 7, 1947
CONCLUSION Henry Ford was a tinkerer Even as a child, he took things apart to see
how the worked He always looked for an easier way to do
things And even though he did not invent the car or
the assembly line, he took them to a new level Henry Ford: a man of peace and war, of
science and technology, a husband and father Thank You
o Questions
REFERENCES Joseph, P. (1997) Henry Ford, Abdo and
Daughters, Edina, Minnesota Young, J. C. (2008) Henry Ford Genius Behind the
Affordable Car, Enslow Publishers, U.S.A. Zuehlke, J. (2007) Henry Ford, Learner
Publications Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf
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