The automobile maker did not experience success until midway through his life and failed to keep that success going, but there's a lot we can learn from him.

In the quiet county of Wayne, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, Henry Ford was born, the man who would transform not just the automotive industry, but also the way society views work and consumption.

In 1863, Henry Ford was born to William and Mary Ford, owners of a prosperous farm in Dearborn, Michigan. He attended the local school system in Michigan until he entered the University of Michigan in ...

Henry Ford's parents left Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Detroit area in the 1840s. Ford was born in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. His formal education was limited ...

2. Henry Ford Unlike Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford was a natural-born citizen who grew up in Michigan. Born into a family who originated from England and Ireland, he was well off, though not wealthy.

Henry Ford's anti-Semitic views echoed the fears and assumptions of many Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Anti-Semitism in America saw a change in expression and virulence when ...

One hundred years after Henry Ford reshaped the automotive industry with the assembly line, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is doing much the same for electric cars. Musk is a once-in-a-generation figure ...