Stars And CEOs Who Didn’t Succeed Until 45+

Henry Ford

If you don’t know who Henry Ford is, you might just be living under a rock. He was an American industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company. He is responsible for the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.

Ford didn’t invent the automobile nor the assembly line, but he is known for developing and manufacturing the first automobile that many middle-class Americans could afford. In 1908, Ford was 45 years old when he created the revolutionary Model T car, which revolutionized transportation and American industry. Henry Ford became one of the richest and best-known people in the world.