Inventor's name: Henry Ford

Date of birth: 1863

Date of death: 1947

Invention: First conveyor belt-based assembly line for cars.

Facts: Henry liked cars with a passion. He created Ford Motor company. He designed the first high production car of the nineteenth century. His cars created an industry. His cars were not very reliable compared to today standards.

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