And Rudolph Diesel was born on 1858. He was only 5 when the sea levels started rising, likely too young to realize his innovative mechanical inclinations. GM founder William Durant was only 2, Henry Ford was born in 1863. And Louis Chevrolet, Charles Kettering, Albert Sloan and Walter Chrysler weren’t even thought of then.
Well darn that Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot... and for running into walls!