I was delighted to be the keynote speaker at the first-ever Entrepreneur Seminar held in Kandy last Saturday. It was ...

Henry Ford and his first automobile, the Quadricycle. DETROIT – On June 4, 1896, after years of experimentation and tinkering, a 32-year-old Henry Ford completed his first automobile. The ...

History: Henry Ford's life started with him working on his father's farm but his passion for engineering brought him to Detroit. Where he would end up working as a machinist for Westing House and ...

In 1899, Ford left Edison Illuminating Co. to become one of the founders of Detroit Automobile Co. The company went bankrupt about 18 months after its founding.

Send us an email to [email protected] with the subject line HOMEGROWN. Read about more Homegrown creations here.—Ed.] America’s most notable inventor was 32 at the time and employed by the Edison ...

Sheila Ford Hamp — owner of the Detroit Lions, Bill Ford's sister and great-granddaughter of Henry Ford — sold around 700 acres in Marquette County for $3.5 million in 2023, property records show.

History: Henry Ford's life started with him working on his father's farm but his passion for engineering brought him to Detroit. Where he would end up working as a machinist for Westing House and ...

Edison’s friend, legendary carmaker Henry Ford, eventually bought a house next door in 1916. Their homes are now a popular museum and tourist attraction, The Edison & Ford Winter Estates.

It only made sense that he became a machinist's apprentice in the 1880s and worked his way to becoming chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit by 1893.

In 1891, he became an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit and chief engineer two years later. He constructed a small one-cylinder gasoline model, eventually creating the first ...