Charles Franklin Kettering sometimes known as Charles Fredrick Kettering was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents.
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19 Facts About Charles Kettering
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Charles Kettering was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947.
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Charles Kettering led the advancement of practical, lightweight two-stroke diesel engines, revolutionizing the locomotive and heavy equipment industries.
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Charles Kettering attracted students to evening scientific demonstrations on electricity, heat, magnetism, and gravity.
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Charles Kettering took classes at The College of Wooster, before transferring to Ohio State University.
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Charles Kettering was hired directly out of school to head the research laboratory at National Cash Register .
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Charles Kettering invented an easy credit approval system, a precursor to today's credit cards, and the electric cash register in 1906, which made ringing up sales physically much easier for sales clerks.
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Deeds and Kettering invited other NCR engineers, including Harold E Talbott, to join them nights and weekends in their tinkering at Deeds's barn.
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In 1909, Charles Kettering resigned from NCR to work full-time on automotive developments, and the group incorporated as Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, or Delco.
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Charles Kettering provided significant funding for the company in its early years, particularly after 1916, when Charles Kettering sold his firm, the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, to United Motors for $2.
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Charles Kettering continued to serve as president of Flxible until he became chairman of the board in 1940, a position that he held until his death in 1958.
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Charles Kettering became vice-president of General Motors Research Corporation in 1920 and held the position for 27 years.
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Charles Kettering became the first president of the newly founded Ethyl Corporation that started to produce TEL in 1923.
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Eugene W Kettering joined Winton Engine in 1930, which was acquired by General Motors and was eventually incorporated into the General Motors Electro-Motive Division .
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Eugene's wife, Virginia Charles Kettering, lived in the house for many years, restoring and redecorating it.
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Charles Kettering invented the all-electric starting, ignition, and lighting system for automobiles.
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Charles Kettering developed the idea of Duco paint and helped develop diesel engines and ways to harness solar energy.
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Charles Kettering was a pioneer in the application of magnetism to medical diagnostic techniques.
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