Though the automated assembly line seems the most logical and natural of
ideas, its development took place over a long period of time. It would
take Henry Ford and his dream of building an affordable Model T
automobile to put all the pieces together. In doing so, Ford changed the
world forever. The invention impacted prices, wages and demand; labor
unions; and even popular culture. In The Invention of the Moving
Assembly Line, learn how one simple invention helped to transform
America and how its impact is still being felt today.