Charles F. Kettering Dies at 82; Inventor of Self-Starter for Cars; Former G. M. Research Chief Worked on Diesels, Paints, Ethyl Gas and Refrigerants
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 25 -Charles F. Kettering, the engineering genius whose mechanical gifts to the world included the automobile self-starter, died today in his home here at the age of 82. He had suffered a slight stroke Sunday and had gone into a coma earlier today after a second stroke.