Ford, Henry BrE AmE
(1863–1947) a US businessman and engineer, who started making cars in 1896 and established the Ford Motor Company. He developed the idea of the ↑ assembly line (=system in which each worker is responsible for one small part of the process of making something) , and this made it possible to produce cars in large numbers. He designed the famous ↑ Model T Ford , and became one of the US’s richest and most successful businessmen. He is also known for saying ‘History is bunk’.