Henry Ford
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Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was a American engineer and businessman. He started making cars in 1896 and found the Ford Motor Company. He developed the idea of system in which each worker has the duty to do one small part of the process of making something. His idea made it possible to produce cars in large numbers. He married Clara Bryant and had one child named Edsel Bryant Ford. Ford left home for Detroit, Michigan to start his mechanical career.
Besides his work in the automobile industry, Ford also engaged in politics. He was anti-Semitic and received an award from the Nazis.