Author(s): Dennis Abrams
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 113
Publisher: Facts on File Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-09-15
Dimensions: 170.18 x 236.22 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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Illustrations: Illustrations (some col.)

Though the automated assembly line seems the most logical and natural of ideas, its development took place over a long period of time. It would take Henry Ford and his dream of building an affordable Model T automobile to put all the pieces together. In doing so, Ford changed the world forever. The invention impacted prices, wages and demand; labor unions; and even popular culture. In The Invention of the Moving Assembly Line, learn how one simple invention helped to transform America and how its impact is still being felt today.