Abstract
Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958) was an inventor well-known during his lifetime, earning 186 US patents. His most notable invention was the automobile electric starter which put an end to the difficult and dangerous practice of hand cranking. Some of his later work-leaded gasoline and Freon-was controversial and had unintended environmental consequences. He led both the National Inventors' Council and the National Patent Planning Commission. Kettering characterized himself as "just a plain old inventor," but he was a shrewd businessman. He is still remembered fondly by scientists and staff at the General Motors R&D Center he founded in 1920.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | World Patent Information |
| Volume | 44 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Automobiles
- Charles Franklin Kettering
- Electric starter
- General motors
- National Inventors' Council
- National Patent planning commission
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Computer Science Applications
- Library and Information Sciences