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James Asbury Allison (August 11, 1872 - August 3, 1928) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the inventor of the Allison Perfection Fountain Pen and with Carl G. Fisher, founded Prest-O-Lite, a manufacturer of automobile headlights.
James A. Allison. Indianapolis industrialist. (Aug. 11, 1872-Aug. 4, 1928). Allison was one of the founders of the INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY and the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. He also established a machine shop that became two divisions of General Motors Corporation, Allison Gas Turbine and Allison Transmission.
James Allison (born 21 February 1968) is a British motorsport designer and engineer, best known for his accomplishments in Formula One, where he is the technical director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
JAMES A. ALLISON, one of the four founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was a major contributor to the track’s successful operation. He succeeded his longtime associate and business partner Carl G. Fisher as Speedway president in June 1923, and assumed complete charge of the Indianapolis 500 as Fisher became more and more involved in ...
Sep 23, 2018 · Allison did yeoman work on developing the Liberty aero engine, but its founder died of pneumonia in 1928, aged just 55. Alfred P. Sloan then immediately snapped up the company for General Motors, where it remained, doing major aircraft and commercial-transport work, until GM sold it to Rolls-Royce.
James A. Allison establishes the Speedway Team Company — the forerunner to what eventually would become Allison Transmission — to support his Indianapolis 500 racing activities. From the beginning, quality and workmanship are the foundation of the company's business philosophy.
Mar 23, 2023 · James Asbury Allison (August 11, 1872 - August 3, 1928) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the inventor of the Allison Perfection Fountain Pen and with Carl G. Fisher, founded Prest-O-Lite, a manufacturer of automobile headlights.
