Charles Kettering
Charles Kettering
Charles Franklin Ketteringwas an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947. Among his most widely used automotive developments were the electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline. In association with the DuPont Chemical Company, he was also responsible for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. At DuPont he also was responsible for the development of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 August 1876
CityLoudonville, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Charles Kettering quotes about
I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.
A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.
There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.
It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.
No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm.
Don't be afraid to stumble. Any inventor will tell you that you don't follow a plan far before you strike a snag. If, out of 100 ideas you get one that works, it's enough.
Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out.
We must look forward to the future as that is where most of us will be spending the rest of our lives.
Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.
One fails forward toward success.
The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.