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Henry Ford 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...

Timeline of Events

1896

6.4.1896

Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.

1919

1.1.1919

Edsel Ford succeeds his father, Henry Ford, as president of the Ford Motor Company.

1942

1.13.1942

Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.