Henry Ford (1863-1947)He became a machinist's apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16. He worked as a mechanical engineer between his 25 and 36. Then he got promoted to chief engineering. In 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company.
He worked in a shipbuilder's yard. He was just an apprentice and the wage they gave him was lower than other workers get for doing similar things in other docks. But the advantage of that one was, he was able to imrove himself there. Most of the other workers were helping him by answering his questions and teaching him the tricks of work that they do. He was trying to learn everything he could. And he saw the way how a factory works, how workers communicate with each other and with engineers.
He used his inborn aptitude on mechanics in a right way and in a right time. These are the main factors that helped him to be very successful in his career.
He did not invent horseless carriage. There were many other people in this business; In America Durzea, Haynes, Maxim, Olds and the others, in Europe Daimler, Benz and the others. Ford succeeded in the bussiness, by using his knowledge on engineering, by cooperating with right people -Couzens, Dodge Brothers, Barney Oldfield etc.- and by providing financial support from Alex Malcomson and banker John S. Gray.
Henry Ford applied Taylor's principles in his automobile factories, and families even began to perform their household tasks based on the results of time and motion studies.
Ford surprised everyone when he offered 5 $/day , 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week working hours to his employees. Meanwhile, Nobody knew so much about the payroll book of Ford Motor Company.
He started Ford Family Charitable Foundation with his son Edsel in 1936. This foundation was the biggest one in the world which founded sciences, art, education etc.
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