https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”. -Henry Ford en-us 2022-07-20 19:19:13 UTC 2026-01-26 05:47:06 UTC hello@padlet.com ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247092742 Ford was born in Wayne County, Michigan on July 30, 1863. Ford lived on a farm as the oldest of 6 children with his mother, Mary Ford, and his father, William Ford. By the time he was 12, he started to build an interest in mechanics when he spent his free time in a small machine shop. At 13 he would fix his neighbors’ timepieces and at 15 he made his first steam engine. After his mother died, he was told to take responsibility for the farm but refused to do it and ran away from home to Detroit at 16. Ford eventually married Clara Jane Bryant in 1888 and they had a son named Edsel in 1893. ]]> 2022-07-20 19:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247092742 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247093113
Ford attended one-room schools until eighth grade. He first attended Scottish Settlement School and then moved to Miller School. When Ford moved to Detroit, he attended Detroit Business Institute where he learned more about bookkeeping and the operations of steam engines. After 3 years, Henry came back to the farm and in 1884 was hired by a company that operated and repaired engines built and sold in Michigan. Ford eventually moved back to Detroit 9 years later and attended Goldsmith, Bryant & Stratton Business University from 1888 to 1890. Ford learned more about penmanship, bookkeeping, and mechanical drawing. 

]]> 2022-07-20 19:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247093113 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247093734 Ford created the Model T automobile, also known as “Tin Lizzie”, and created the famous automobile company, the Ford Motor Company. The Model T was sold from 1908-1927 from the Ford Motor Company. It was affordable to most people and for that sole reason, became the most popular car in America during that time. Almost half of all cars in America were Model T’s in 1918. The Model T was known for its great durability and versatility. Between 1913 to 1927, the Ford factories made more than 15 million Model T’s.]]> 2022-07-20 19:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247093734 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247129120 What inspired Ford to make the Model T was the struggle of Americans being unable to afford cars. He wanted to make a car that was affordable, simple, and durable. During his years at Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, he started working on a gasoline engine. He tested his first one on Christmas Eve with the help of his wife Clara. The engine was a success, lasting 30 seconds long. Then after 3 years he made a self-propelled vehicle, which eventually led to the invention of the Model T.]]> 2022-07-20 21:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247129120 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247130056
Henry Ford went through many struggles such as when he spent the majority of his money from his first group of investors without producing a car. Then when his first company, Detroit Auto Company went bankrupt after producing a car. He also had a big drop in sales when he refused to update the Model T in 1920. Ford also tried to start a political career, but it never became successful. Through all these struggles, Ford said “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”. 

]]> 2022-07-20 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247130056 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247130492 When Ford worked at Detroit Edison Illuminating Company in the 1890’s, he became good friends with Thomas Edison. In 1914, Ford and his family visited Edison and his family in Fort Myers, a city in Florida, and bought an estate called “The Mangoes” next to Edison’s “Seminole Lodge''.  Ford also had the job of keeping Detroit’s lights on during his time at Detroit Edison Illuminating Company. Ford had a total of 160 patents for designs and products. He also created the first assembly line for cars in 1913. ]]> 2022-07-20 21:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247130492 ariddick4 https://padlet.com/ariddick4/ndkc6peccdmy10wu/wish/2247130894
Three things I learned about Henry Ford was that he knew Thomas Edison, he made the Model T, and that he started off fixing time pieces. 

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