Henry Ford

Assembly line; made cars affordable for the masses

Born 1863 🇺🇸 USA 1908

💼 Known For

Ford Model T (1908) — first affordable automobile for ordinary people

Moving assembly line — reduced car build time from 12 hours to 93 minutes

Paid workers $5/day (double the industry rate) — so they could afford his cars

Revolutionised manufacturing; paid workers $5/day (double the norm)