The Life of Henry Ford

Influence of Henry Ford

Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Dec 31, 1920

Became an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company

Jan 1, 1891

Promoted to Chief Engineer

Jan 1, 1893

This promotion gave him enough time and money to begin work on his personal experiments on gasoline engines.

Created the Ford Quadricyle

Jun 4, 1896

Henry Ford meets Thomas Edison

Jun 11, 1896

Thomas Edison interviews a young Henry Ford on his gas-powered car. Henry Ford is inspired by Edison's support and continues his work on the automobile.

Ford Motor Company established

Jan 1, 1903

Ford Model T car is created

Oct 1, 1908

The highly successful vehicles quickly became high in demand to the general public and remained so for several years.

Henry Ford sponsers assembly line

Jan 1, 1914

Henry Ford sponsored the development of assembly line mass production. Simultaneoulsy, he also started the $5-per-day wage for his workers.

Model T becomes the most popular car in America

Jan 1, 1918

From the time it was released, the Model T quickly became one of the most practically useful vehicles of its time. By 1918, over half of all the cars in America were Model Ts.