2006-09-24 07:58:44 · 9 answers · asked by sweet_kraja 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
what kind of scientist was he
2006-09-24 08:09:29 · update #1
yes, he developed Fordium
2006-09-24 08:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by Niche Jerk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company.
He in particular was not the inventor of the assembly line and is incorrectly given that recognition sometimes.
2006-09-24 15:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of the modern assembly line used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As sole owner of the Ford Company he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism", that is, the mass production of large numbers of inexpensive automobiles using the assembly line, coupled with high wages for his workers--notably the $5 a day pay scale adopted in 1914. Ford, though poorly educated, had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. He was a leading pacifist in World War I, but turned his company into a major producer of war materials in both world wars. His intense commitment to lowering costs resulted in numerous experiments and innovations, as well as the franchise system that put a dealership in every city in North America, and in major cities on six continents. However arch-rival General Motors jumped ahead in the 1920s by offering far more options to consumers in terms of power, prestige, styling, and convenient financing plans. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation, but arranged for his family to control the company permanently.
2006-09-24 15:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by wildirishrose19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Henry Ford was the creator of Ford Motors. He was important, however, because his idea of the assembly line was an innovation in the world of factories because it meant things could be mass produced for less money.
2006-09-24 15:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry Ford is more responsible for the world you see around you than just about anyone except maybe Thomas Edison.
He applied the "System of interchangeable parts" to automobiles and priced them so everyone could have one.
2006-09-24 15:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by WheeeeWhaaaaa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry Ford was the inventor of the assembly line.
2006-09-24 15:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by tateronmycouch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is the father of the modern assembly line process of manufacturing, to which many unfortunate, mindless, neanderthal, democrat unionists have devoted much of their miserable existence.
Ford also was the genius who spend millions trying to develop rubber tree farms in So. America. It is a plant that grows wildly and cannot be domesticated on a farm atmosphere. He lost his proverbial shirt on that one.
2006-09-24 15:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't he make cars? Like Fords or something. :)
2006-09-24 15:06:40 · answer #8 · answered by Your Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is most famous as the one of the greatest business men of all time.
2006-09-24 15:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋