Kettering

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Kettering is a surname most notably associated with American inventor and engineer Charles F. Kettering, known for his influential contributions to automotive and industrial technology.

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Kettering canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
company
engineer
family name
human
inventor
surname
alsoKnownAs Delco
coFounderOf Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company
General Motors
fieldOfWork automotive engineering
industrial technology
hasFamilyName Kettering self-linksurface differs
hasGivenName Charles
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
hasMiddleName Franklin
hasNotableBearer Charles F. Kettering
Charles F. Kettering
surface form: Charles Franklin Kettering
influenced development of modern automotive electrical systems
industrial research and development practices
knownFor Freon refrigerant development with collaborators
automobile ignition system innovations
automotive self-starter
development of leaded gasoline (tetraethyllead) with collaborators
high-compression internal combustion engines
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
surface form: National Academy of Sciences (United States)
notableAward Hoover Medal
Edison Medal
surface form: IEEE Edison Medal
positionHeld head of research at General Motors
usedInCountry United Kingdom
United States of America

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Charles F. Kettering familyName Kettering
Kettering hasFamilyName Kettering self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Charles F. Kettering