Invention+(the+automobile)

Print Resources:
 Gourley, C. (1997). //Wheels of time: a biography of Henry Ford.// Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. A biography of the engineer and industrialist whose innovative methods enabled his company to build and mass-produce reliable and inexpensive automobiles and whose latter years were devoted to establishing a museum reflecting American life before the advent of machines. 

Middleton, H. (1997). //Henry Ford: the people's carmaker.// New York: Oxford University Press. A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans, selling in 1908 for eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.

Automobile in American Life and Society Produced by the University of Michigan in Dearborn, this site presents information on Design, Environment, Gender, Labor, and Race and the Automobile Industry in the United States. Included are tapes and transcripts of interviews with automotive designers. 

The Automobile and the Environment in American History This annotated bibliography by Martin V. Melosi lists over 25 resources addressing the impact of the automobile industry on the American environment.

 Biography for beginners--Henry Ford Login to GALILEO to access this biographical entry on the life and impact of Henry Ford. 

The Henry Ford: The Life of Henry Ford "The Henry Ford" is a museum in Dearborn, MI. This site gives some basic information on Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. 

The Impact of Technology: Cars This video clip gives some background on Henry Ford's contributions to the automobile industry.