On August 15, 1899, a chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company’s main plant. That may not seem like a big deal, but that engineer would go on to become one of the men who revolutionized ...

At the time, Ford was an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company, and the vehicle impressed Thomas Edison, who would encourage Ford to build more vehicles.

Many Ford enthusiasts also know Ford, when he first drove his Quadricycle on the streets of Detroit in 1896, worked for Edison at Detroit Edison Illuminating Company.

Henry Ford and his partner Alexander Malcomson, Detroit’s largest coal dealer, incorporate the Ford Motor Company with $28,000 in cash and $21,000 in promised funds from 10 other investors ...

The company went bankrupt in 18 months, but Ford tried again in 1901 and launched the Henry Ford Company. However, he soon left the company and instead invested $28,000 to start the Ford Motor ...

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 ...

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. Iconic inventor Thomas ...

DETROIT – On June 4, 1896, after years of experimentation and tinkering, a 32-year-old Henry Ford completed his first automobile. The Quadricycle was built by hand by Ford at his home, and its 2 ...