More than a few famous people are from the Miami Valley, including Charles Kettering, the scientist whose work included inventions such as the electric starter, freon refrigerant and incubators for ...

Legend has it that Charles Kettering, later known as "Boss Ket," earned his first $14 cutting a neighbor's wheat crop. With the money, he bought a telephone from a mail-order house, dismantled it ...

The "Boss" Kettering awards are GM's highest internal recognition for technical innovation. The award is named for GM's Charles F. "Boss" Kettering, the first head of GM's Research and Development ...

DAYTON, Ohio, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Charles F. Kettering Foundation today announced the appointment of Sarah Longwell as a Kettering Foundation senior fellow. Kettering's senior ...