GreatPeople24x7

Monday, June 21, 2010

The Ford Evolution

Henry Ford was not the inventor of the automobile (actually, no one single person was), but his innovations in assembly-line techniques and the introduction of standardized interchangeable parts produced the first mass production vehicle manufacturing plant.

Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford set off at the young age of sixteen to the nearby town of Detroit to work three years as a machinist’s apprentice. After his experience he went back to his home in Dearborn working only part time for Westinghouse Engine Company and spending his spare time working in a small machine shop that he put together on the family’s land.

In 1891 he started as an engineer for Edison Illuminating Company and was promptly promoted to Chief Engineer. The job required Ford to be on call 24 hours a day. In his on-call time he began to experiment with internal combustion engines and created the Quadricycle, the first "horseless carriage", powered by gasoline and riding on four bicycle wheels. This invention led to the founding of Ford Motor Company.

In 1903 with $28,000, eleven men, and Ford as Vice President and Chief Engineer, Ford Motor Company was incorporated. They produced only three cars a day. In 1908 the company produced the famous Model T, a reliable and affordable vehicle for the mass market. Ford drove and raced this vehicle at every opportunity to prove how reliable it was. By 1918, half of all cars in the U.S. were a Model T.

Henry Ford died April 7, 1947 and his presidency was passed down to his grandson Henry Ford II. The Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village, a rural town which Ford sponsored the renovation of, is one of America's top history attractions.

LINK: Pictures courtesy of Chuck's Toyland.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

"Success & Failure"....

Let me share someone's life history with you .

--This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21 ;
--was defeated in a legislative race at age 22;
--failed again in business at age 24;
--overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26;
--had a nervous breakdown at age 27;
--lost a congressional race at age 34;
--lost a senatorial race at age 45;
--failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47;
--lost a senatorial race at age 49;
----and was elected president of the United States at age 52.

This man was none other then Abraham Lincoln president of USA

If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don't see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky: "He must have been at the right place at the right time."

Below are more examples of the failures of successful people:
1. Thomas Edison failed approximately 10,000 times while he was working on the light bulb.
2. Henry Ford was broke at the age of 40.
3. Lee Iacocca was fired by Henry Ford II at the age of 54.
4. Young Beethoven was told that he had no talent for music, but he gave some of the
best music to the world.

So Don't loose Hope...........Be Positive always,
Just try and work hard again & again, you will definitely succeed in making your dreams come true one day.

Guys i've collected this from a mail by a member of dilsedesigroup@yahoo.com.....