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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Henry Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Henry Ford, whose vision and ideas created low-cost forms of production that made cars affordable to the average American.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Automobile Manufacturer Henry Ford

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses Henry Ford, whose automobiles and manufacturing process made the "horseless carriage" affordable to every American.
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PBS

Pbs: Henry Ford: People and Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a brief biographical sketch on Henry Ford and includes links to topics related to mass production (such as the moving assembly line).
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Other

Management Control: Scientific Management

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the ideas of scientific management in mass producing products in the early 20th century. Includes ideas of Henry Ford, Frederick Taylor, and Elton Mayo.
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Other

Introduction to Anthropology: Taylorism and Fordism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the precepts of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford in their applications of scientific business management that improved productivity and increased output of consumer goods.