Henry Ford Born July 30, 1863 (Springwells, Michigan) Died April 7, 1947 (Dearborn, Michigan) Industrialist The important role of the automobile in contemporary U.S. culture really began in the Roaring Twenties. It was during this decade that owning an...

Henry Ford Born July 30, 1863 (Dearborn, Michigan) Died April 7, 1947 (Dearborn, Michigan) Industrialist Automotive executive American automotive pioneer Henry Ford was one of twentieth-century industry's greatest innovators, and even during his...

(born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Mich., U.S.—died April 7, 1947, Dearborn, Mich.) American industrialist who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods. Ford spent most of his life making headlines, good, bad, but never...

The American automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (1863–1947) is, along with Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers, one of those who best symbolized the use of technology to transform human life in the early twentieth century. Ford himself...

1863-1947 American Businessman Although he did not invent the technology that made him famous, Ford's profound impact on American culture cannot be underestimated. The development of the automobile, which opened up the nation for its people, and...

As founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford epitomized the can-do optimism of the industrial age. His homespun, folksy persona charmed Americans and redefined an alternate image of the wealthy industrialist. His Model T automobile, rolled out of...

(b. July 30, 1863; d. April 7, 1947) American industrialist, creator of the first mass-produced automobile. Technological genius and headline maker, Henry Ford was the creative force behind an industry that changed the culture of the United States....

(born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Mich., U.S.—died April 7, 1947, Dearborn, Mich.) U.S. industrialist and pioneer automobile manufacturer. Ford worked his way up from a machinist's apprentice (at age 15) to the post of chief engineer at the...

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American...