What is Henry J. Kaiser?
[[File:Hkaiser.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Henry J. Kaiser}}]] '''Henry John Kaiser''' (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American [[industrialist]]. He started working when he was only 13 years old but in his lifetime founded over 100 [[company|companies]].<ref>Aarne Vesilind, ''Engineering Peace and Justice: The Responsibility of Engineers to Society'' (London; New York: Springer, 2010), p. 33</ref> He became known as the father of modern American [[shipbuilding]].<ref>John Garvey, ''San Francisco in World War II'' (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2007), p. 42</ref> Kaiser started the [[Kaiser Shipyard]] which built [[Liberty ship]]s during [[World War II]].<ref>Stephen B. Adams, ''Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington: The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur'' (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1997), p. 1</ref> After the war he started [[Kaiser Aluminum]].<ref>Stephen B. Adams, ''Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington: The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur'' (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1997), p. 178</ref> Kaiser organized [[Kaiser Permanente]] [[health care]] for his [[employee|workers]] and their [[Family|families]]. He led [[Kaiser-Frazer]] followed by [[Kaiser Motors]], [[automobile]] company known for the [[safety]] of their [[design]]s. Kaiser was involved in large [[construction]] [[project]]s such as [[civic center]]s and [[dam]]s. He also [[Investment|invested]] in [[real estate]]. With his great [[wealth]], he initiated the [[Kaiser Family Foundation]], a non-profit, non-partisan, charitable organization. == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1882 births]] [[Category:1960 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]]