The Impact of Technology: Cars

PBS Learning Media
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Henry Ford Model T assembly line interchangeable parts automobile industry workers’ rights entrepreneur industrial revolution automobiles cars manufacturing design revolution innovation invention factories assembly line interchangeable identical parts creativity American system disassembly meatpacking industry engineering technology impact society culture economy costs employment jobs unemployment craftsmanship workers skills United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22
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History-Social Science STEAM
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Impact of Technology: Cars

Henry Ford is credited with a revolution in the automobile manufacturing industry. He put interchangeable parts and assembly-line technologies to staggeringly profitable use. This video segment, adapted from A Science Odyssey: Bigger, Better, Faster, tells the story of Henry Ford's industrial revolution.
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PBS Learning Media

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