Index1. HENRY FORD 31.1. Introduction 31.2. Young Henry Ford 31.3. Henry Ford the engineer 41.4. The Ford Motor Company 42. ERNEST OPPENHEIMER 62.1. Introduction 62.2. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, 1880-1957 62.3. Custom Personalized Engagement Ring 73. References 81. HENRY FORD1.1. IntroductionAutomobiles changed the way people lived, worked, and enjoyed leisure; However, what most people don't realize is that the automobile manufacturing process has had an equally significant impact on the industry. Henry Ford's creation of the moving assembly line at his Highland Park plant, introduced on December 1, 1913, revolutionized the automotive industry and the concept of manufacturing around the world. Henry Ford was a great entrepreneur, who changed the way the world traveled, produced goods, and enjoyed leisure. It bridged the gap between consumer and automobile, improving industry and the world economy. He didn't invent the automobile, he simply made it accessible to the average family through his moving assembly line that is still used today to produce everything from home electronics to toys. Source: http://www.notable-quotes.com /f/ford_henry.html1.2. Young Henry FordHenry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in what is now known as Dearborn, Michigan. He would organize boys to build water wheels and steam engines (indicating leadership characteristics and skill, characteristics they had yet to fully develop). He learned about large steam engines by befriending the men who worked on them, taught himself to repair clocks through trial and error, and used clocks as textbooks to learn the basics of machine design. At the age of 13 he left the... center of paper... anthropologist, funding Queen Elizabeth House for Commonwealth Studies at Oxford University and acquiring a priceless collection of art and antiques.3 . REFERENCESLuciscup (December 9, 2009) - Henry Ford didn't invent the assembly line, Ransom E. Olds didhttp://blogs.internetautoguide.com/6582595/manufacturing/henry-ford-didnt-invent-the-assembly-line -ransom -e-olds-did/index.html#ixzz32nAez9POHenry Fordhttp://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/FacultyPages/PamMack/lec122/ford.htmJennifer L. Goss - Henry Ford and the Assembly Linehttp:/ /history1900s. about.com/od/1910s/a/Ford--Assembly-Line.htmAnglo American – (2012) – Anglo-American Fact Sheet 2012Answers.com – Ernest Oppenheimerhttp://www.answers.com/topic/ernest-oppenheimerDaily Maverick - Richard Poplak – (November 7, 2011) - Diamonds aren't forever: the Oppenheimers cash in