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Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Henry Ford Born Jul 30 1863 - Died Apr 7 1947 Transmission Mechanism Automobile Patent Number(s) 1,005,186 Inducted 1982 Pioneering automotive engineer Henry Ford held many patents on automotive...
Inventor Profiles: Henry Ford
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Henry Ford Born Jul 30 1863 - Died Apr 7 1947 Transmission Mechanism Automobile Patent Number(s) 1,005,186 Inducted 1982 Pioneering automotive engineer Henry Ford held many patents on automotive...
Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented the Automobile
about automobile history look under the "Rail and Road" section. There is a reading list and Web links to resources about automobiles and other ground transportation vehicles like the motorcycle. European Automotive Hall of Fame - This site provides biographies of the many inventors...
Impact of the Automobile on American Society
early American automobile pioneers like Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford built reliable combustion engines, rejecting the ideas of steam or electrical power from the start. Automotive production on a commercial scale started in France in 1890. Commercial production in the United States began at...
Main Causes of the Great Depression
Brookings Institute, in 1929 the top 0.1% of Americans had a combined income equal to the bottom 42%2. That same top 0.1% of Americans in 1929 controlled 34% of all savings, while 80% of Americans had no savings at all3. Automotive industry mogul Henry Ford provides a striking example...
Thingstodo.com: Michigan State History
Michigan soldiers fought in the Union Army. The Fourth Michigan Calvary under General Custer captured Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy on May 10, 1865. Michigan soon became center to a new automobile industry. In 1899, Ransom Olds started the Olds Motor Works in Detroit. He...
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Richmond Hill
for more information. Richmond Hill Henry and Clara Ford Richmond Hill, situated on the Ogeechee River fifteen miles south of Savannah, is the largest municipality in Bryan County (although Pembroke is the county seat). According to the 2010 U.S. census, the population is 9,281. It is best know...
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