PARIS - Col. Harland Sanders was 65 when he started franchising his Kentucky Fried Chicken carryout restaurants, helping set the standards for the fast food business in the U.S.
Pierre Lepelletier was 69 when he signed the first contract licensing his design for a 6-speed automatic transmission that is revolutionizing the market.
Pierre Lepelletier
The automotive industry had only started to move from 4-speed to 5-speed automatics when his design for a ...
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