Why is Henry Ford, who invented assembly line manufacturing along with the first Ford automobiles, treated almost as a deity in the World State?

The novel, Brave New World, they used After Ford as their year or epoch.

They treated Henry Ford as a deity in the World State because in real life, he created massive innovations that raised the middle class status and led to the beginning of the age of modernization.

Through Ford's creativity and innovations, the first affordable automobile was created. Making it possible for middle class American to buy their own and travel.