Most people know something about Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. What few realize is that the two men were friends and helped each other in their careers. In the early 1900s, Ford and Edison were two of the richest, best known people in the world. They were also next-door neighbors in Florida. Edison was one of the first people to believe in Ford's dream of making cars. Ford helped out Edison when he was in serious trouble. The two men changed how people live in incredible ways. They also changed each other.