Louis Blaustein
Louis Blaustein · Economics & Business
Founded American Oil Company (Amoco); credited with the first drive-in gasoline filling station and the visible-measure gas pump.
1869, Pikeliai, Lithuania (Russian Empire) — 1937, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Louis Blaustein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Founded American Oil Company (Amoco); credited with the first drive-in gasoline filling station and the visible-measure gas pump.
Louis Blaustein was a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant to the United States who founded the American Oil Company (Amoco). He is credited with pioneering the first drive-in gasoline filling station and the visible-measure gas pump, which let customers see the fuel they were buying. His innovations helped shape the modern retail gasoline industry.
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Founded American Oil Company (Amoco); credited with the first drive-in gasoline filling station and the visible-measure gas pump.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Blaustein
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