Charles Kettering
Charles Franklin Kettering (1876–1958) was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman who served as vice president of General Motors Research Corporation from 1920 to 1947. He is best known for his automotive innovations, including the electric self-starting motor, leaded gasoline, and Freon refrigerant, as well as for his foundational role in shaping modern corporate research and development at GM alongside Alfred P. Sloan. He held 186 patents and co-founded Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company) in 1909. He died on November 25, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio.
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