The first thing that I learned about Industrial Revolution-Henry Ford is that he made the model T-Ford assembly line. He was almost 40 when he established the Ford Motor company.
I didn't know that Henry Ford was actually 40 when he just started the company. It's a lot harder to find older men and women who create new ideas that drastically changed the future of mankind. More often then not it is the younger generation that move on to make the big changes. But if you think about it, the older generation was the young one at some point so I guess it doesn't really matter how old you are, you will always have those new ideas. Its whether you impliment them that will show who you really are.
What I learned from the documentary was the importance that enterprise played in his business model's success. I was aware of many of his contributions to the industrial revolution, including mass production through the moving assembly line, but I was not aware of his humble beginnings, nor how many times he had to revise his vision because of set backs. It was also interesting to learn that, while other industrial magnates of the day were trying to crush the will of the worker, Ford actually tried to improve the wages and conditions of his laborers.
Henry Ford didn't get discouraged. He was persistent and progressed with his ideas no matter the obstacles that got in his way. In a way he is like the Model-T, rugged and able to get through tough roads. Seems like he had the answer for every problem. Whether hiring, car making, getting involved with peacemaking in Europe and standing by the nation while at war. A true hero. Although he was a great man I still do not like the look of most of the Ford vehicles..........
Henry Ford was a man who seemed to have just been 'meant' to do great things. Even as a child he was fascinated by machinery, and became a stronger person after the death of his mother. He attempted to live the straight and narrow path of a farmer, but eventually was bored with the idea and decided to chase his dream. Over the years, he attempted and succeeded in many different mobile mechanisms but he completely took the economy by surprise with the production of the Model T. Although he seemed to be hard man, and working for his company meant many long, humiliating and grueling hours, he genuinely cared for his workers and valued their lives just as he would his own-whether his employees knew it or not. He was a family man and definitely understood the value of the dollar, so he paid them more for their work and produced great products in order to create more jobs. In addition to creating the Model T Ford, he fought for freedom of war, volunteered in schools and basically used his wealth for the power of the greater good. He was an incredibly determined man and he made his life something to be extremely prideful for and changed the world. You can't get any better than that.
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The first thing that I learned about Industrial Revolution-Henry Ford is that he made the model T-Ford assembly line. He was almost 40 when he established the Ford Motor company.
I didn't know that Henry Ford was actually 40 when he just started the company. It's a lot harder to find older men and women who create new ideas that drastically changed the future of mankind. More often then not it is the younger generation that move on to make the big changes. But if you think about it, the older generation was the young one at some point so I guess it doesn't really matter how old you are, you will always have those new ideas. Its whether you impliment them that will show who you really are.
What I learned from the documentary was the importance that enterprise played in his business model's success. I was aware of many of his contributions to the industrial revolution, including mass production through the moving assembly line, but I was not aware of his humble beginnings, nor how many times he had to revise his vision because of set backs.
It was also interesting to learn that, while other industrial magnates of the day were trying to crush the will of the worker, Ford actually tried to improve the wages and conditions of his laborers.
Henry Ford didn't get discouraged. He was persistent and progressed with his ideas no matter the obstacles that got in his way. In a way he is like the Model-T, rugged and able to get through tough roads. Seems like he had the answer for every problem. Whether hiring, car making, getting involved with peacemaking in Europe and standing by the nation while at war. A true hero. Although he was a great man I still do not like the look of most of the Ford vehicles..........
Ford was intrigued with the motor engine and that was his calling and worked as an apprentice for three years.
Henry Ford was a man who seemed to have just been 'meant' to do great things. Even as a child he was fascinated by machinery, and became a stronger person after the death of his mother. He attempted to live the straight and narrow path of a farmer, but eventually was bored with the idea and decided to chase his dream. Over the years, he attempted and succeeded in many different mobile mechanisms but he completely took the economy by surprise with the production of the Model T. Although he seemed to be hard man, and working for his company meant many long, humiliating and grueling hours, he genuinely cared for his workers and valued their lives just as he would his own-whether his employees knew it or not. He was a family man and definitely understood the value of the dollar, so he paid them more for their work and produced great products in order to create more jobs. In addition to creating the Model T Ford, he fought for freedom of war, volunteered in schools and basically used his wealth for the power of the greater good. He was an incredibly determined man and he made his life something to be extremely prideful for and changed the world. You can't get any better than that.
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