Kettering

Ket ter ing |ˈketəriNG ˈkɛdərɪŋ | a city in southwestern Ohio, southeast of Dayton; pop. 53,708 (est. 2008 ).

Kettering, Charles

Ket ter ing, Charles |ˈketəriNG ˈkɛdərɪŋ | (1876 –1958 ), US automobile engineer; full name Charles Franklin Kettering. He developed the electric starter in 1912 and went on to discover tetraethyl lead as an anti-knock agent and to define the octane rating of fuels.

Kettering

Ket ter ing |ˈketəriNG ˈkɛdərɪŋ | a city in southwestern Ohio, southeast of Dayton; pop. 53,708 (est. 2008 ).

Kettering, Charles Franklin

Ket ¦ter |ing |ˈkɛtərɪŋ | (1876 –1958 ), American automobile engineer. His first significant development was the electric starter (1912 ). As head of research at General Motors he discovered tetraethyl lead as an anti-knock agent and defined the octane rating of fuels; he also did important work on diesel engines, synchromesh gearboxes, automatic transmissions, and power steering.