Henry Ford

Henry Ford is a man who literally transformed the world.As owner of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford accumulated more than $1 billion.At the height of his fame, in the 1920s, Ford was a name known universally.Ford himself came from a humble farming background.The automobile was still considered a toy of the rich, and Ford set about to change this situation.The Model T Ford was introduced in 1908.In 1913 Ford conducted his first test of assembly line manufacture.Ford also introduced the $5.00 wage for an eight-hour day.Ford's early accomplishments fit in well with the optimism and idealism of the period.Ford was a genuine folk hereto the American people.