“Back when Ford Motor Company first started, only a couple of cars would be assembled each day and they’d be assembled by hand with unique parts that were built to order by suppliers. That would change in 1908- Ford would introduce the Model T to the world.”
-Scott Luton, Host, This Week in Business History
In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton sheds light on 3 historical milestones that enabled us to move faster. He’ll elaborate more on the Ford Motor Company, the UNIVAC, and the Switchback Railway. Learn more about each of these topics – – as well as what it means to lead an “uncrated life” – – in this episode.
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