Table of contents1. HENRY FORD 31.1. Introduction 31.2. Young Henry Ford 31.3. Henry Ford the Engineer 41.4. The Ford Motor Company 42. ERNEST OPPENHEIMER 62.1. Introduction 62.2. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, 1880-1957 62.3. Custom Designed Engagement Ring 73. References 81. HENRY FORD1.1. IntroductionCars have changed the way people lived, worked, and enjoyed their leisure time; However, what most people don't realize is that the automobile manufacturing process has had just as big an impact on the industry. Henry Ford's creation of the moving assembly line at his Highland Park factory, introduced on December 1, 1913, revolutionized the automobile industry and the concept of manufacturing worldwide. Henry Ford was a great entrepreneur who changed the way the world traveled, manufactured goods and enjoyed their leisure time. It bridged the gap between the consumer and the automobile, improving the industry and the global economy. He didn't invent the automobile, he just made it affordable for the average family through his moving assembly line that is still used today to make everything from household electronics to toys. Source: http://www.notable-quotes.com /f/ford_henry.html1.2. Young Henry FordHenry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, in what is today known as Dearborn, Michigan. He organized boys to build water wheels and steam engines (indicating characteristics of leadership and ability, characteristics that would still need to fully develop). He learned about full-scale steam engines by befriending the men who worked on them, taught himself how to repair watches through trial and error, and used the watches as textbooks to learn the basics of design machines. At the age of 13 he left the medium of paper ......anthrope, funding the Queen Elizabeth House for Commonwealth Studies at Oxford University and acquiring a priceless collection of art and antiques.3. REFERENCESLuciscup (December 9, 2009) - Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line, Ransom E. Olds Didhttp://blogs.internetautoguide.com/6582595/manufacturing/henry-ford-didnt-invent-the-assembly-line -ransom -e-olds-did/index.html#ixzz32nAez9POHenry Fordhttp://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/FacultyPages/PamMack/lec122/ford.htmJennifer L. Goss - Henry Ford and the Assembly Linehttp:/ /history1900s. about.com/od/1910s/a/Ford--Assembly-Line.htmAnglo American – (2012) – Anglo American Fact Sheet 2012Answers.com – Ernest Oppenheimerhttp://www.answers.com/topic/ernest-oppenheimerDaily Maverick - Richard Poplak – (November 7, 2011) - Diamonds are not forever - the Oppenheimers cash in