Charles Franklin Kettering, also known as "Boss" Kettering, was born in Loudonville, Ohio, USA the fourth of five children of Jacob Kettering and Martha Hunter Kettering. He was a farmer, school teacher, mechanic, engineer, scientist, inventor and social philosopher. He had poor eyesight, but acquired an electrical engineering degree from Ohio State University in 1904. While attending Ohio State University he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Wikipedia
Charles Franklin Kettering invented the first electrical ignition system and the self-starter for automobile engines and the first practical engine-driven generator. www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/86.html
Lucky conference attendees has their pick of these fine Packards to transport them to Ridgeleigh Terrace, the former home of Charles F. Kettering, for lunch or dinner. www.autohistory.org/news24.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Charles Kettering. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kettering
Kettering Medical Center received the national 2007 Award for Quality from Premier, Inc., for delivering the highest quality of care in a cost-effective way. www.kmcnetwork.org/hospitals/kmh.cfm
