BETA
Chapter 1
Global headlines and shifting empires
Chapter 2
The year music and art went wild
Chapter 3
Pages that changed the literary world
Chapter 4
The silent screen starts to roar
Chapter 5
Inventions that reshaped daily life
YOUR GOAL
Master of The year the modern world woke up
Ch 5 · Inventions that reshaped daily life
schopenhauer Swipe through 1913 trivia to discover the music, books, and news of the era.
schopenhauer The Moving Assembly Line
We pull the chassis down a rolling line, And build a car in just a fraction of the time.
schopenhauer A Swedish-American engineer perfected the hookless fastener design in 1913.
schopenhauer An English metallurgist created rust-resistant steel while looking for wear-resistant gun barrels in 1913.
Fun Fact
Assembly line speed: Henry Ford's 1913 assembly line allowed a new Model T to be built every 24 seconds!
Glossary
assembly line (noun)
A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled. Henry Ford introduced this moving system in 1913 to mass-produce the Model T.
A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled. Henry Ford introduced this moving system in 1913 to mass-produce the Model T.
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What painting is featured on the famous ceiling of the main concourse in Grand Central Terminal?
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In 1913, which French pilot became the first person to fly a plane across the Mediterranean Sea?
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In which city did Henry Ford introduce the world's first moving assembly line for cars in 1913?
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By how many minutes did the 1913 moving assembly line reduce the assembly time of a Model T chassis?
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What rust-resistant metal did English scientist Harry Brearley accidentally discover in 1913?
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What chemical element did Harry Brearley add to steel in 1913 to make it rust-resistant?
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Who patented the modern 'separable fastener,' known today as the zipper, in 1913?