The Most Significant Person of the 20th Contury: Henry Ford

Henry Ford, born on July 30, 1863, is the most significant person in the 20th century. The main reason for this is his inventing, developing, and processing of the world famous Model T. The Model T was an innovation for its time, not only was it durable and dependable it was also affordable by the common working household. At one time more than half the automobiles on the streets of America were Model Ts and a total …showed first 75 words of 1002 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1002 total…his sleep from stroke, he was 84. Bibliography Dahlinger, John C., The Secret Life of Henry Ford, The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc., Indianapolis/New York, 1978. Lacey, Robert, Ford: The Men and the Machine, Little, brown and Company, Boston, 1986. Lewis, David L., The Public Image of Henry Ford, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1976. Sward, Keith, The Legend of Henry Ford, Rinehart & Company Inc., New York, 1948. Wik, Reynold M., Henry Ford and Grass-roots America, University of Michigan Press, 1972.