Wikijunior:Famous Inventors/Inventors in Transportation/Henry Ford


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When, Where, and to whom was he or she born? edit

 

Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863.

He was born in Dearborn Mich.

What was his or her childhood like? edit

Did You Know?

  • He had no business experience.
  • His first company failed.
  • His second company failed.

He lived on a farm And worked at the farm too.

Why did this person become interested in science? edit

He invented mass production of cars.

Where did this person go to school? edit

At age 16, Ford went to Detroit to work as an apprentice machinist.

What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving? edit

Cars were unreliable, complicated or unaffordable.

What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working? edit

Gears were changed by hand. Cars did not self-start.

What did this person invent that solved the problem? edit

He introduced the Model T in 1908 and the moving assembly line in 1913.

How did the invention solve the problem? edit

 
1925 Ford Model T touring

Cars became simple, reliable and affordable.

How has this inventor changed people and the world? edit

He made car more simple to build.

What happened to this inventor in the end? edit

Ford died in 1947.

If you could ask this inventor one question, what would you ask? edit

Was it hard building up the Ford motor company?

If you could bring this inventor to today and tell him or her one thing, what would you tell him or her about the effect of his or her invention? edit

They got more bigger and heavier.

References edit

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transwiki:Henry_Ford