Time For Kids Henry Ford Author:Editors Of Time For Kids, Dina El Nabli As a young boy, Henry Ford was fascinated by technology and how objects worked. His childhood interests led him to leave the Ford family farm in Michigan in search of a career with machinery, and the rest is automotive and economic history. TIME For KidsŪ Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events... more » of today. Henry Ford made cars affordable, turning them into the primary means of travel for Americans. His innovations, including the assembly line, are still benefiting us today.« less