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Henry Ford

Also Known As Henry Ford I
Automotive Pioneers and Engineers

American industrialist, founder of the Ford Motor Company. He did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, but he was the first to apply a moving assembly line to automobile manufacture, starting with the Model T in 1913, cutting the time to build a car from about twelve hours to roughly ninety minutes and putting car ownership within reach of ordinary wage earners. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1863 1
Death Year
1947 1
Nationality
American 1
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Ford Model T, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Ford Model T

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  • Overview
  • Model T section
    In 1913, Ford introduced moving assembly belts into his plants, which enabled an enormous increase in production.
  • Infobox (other names)
    Henry Ford I
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