Henry Ford, American Inventor and Industrialist

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. He instituted the $5 a day minimum wage and is said to have contributed to the creation of the middle class

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