Boss Kettering / Stuart W. Leslie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leslie, Stuart W., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1983]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A biography of Charles F. Kettering, an American inventor and engineer, from his early life through his career with General Motors and to his election as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Early Years

2. The Cash

3. The Delco Years

4. World War I

5. Joining General Motors

6. The Copper-Cooled Engine

7. Studying the Knocks

8. Keeping the Customer Dissatisfied

9. The Challenges of Management

10. The Diesel and the Depression

11. Some Biological Diversions

12. World War II

13. The Last Hero

Notes

Index

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780231879088

0231879083

OCLC:

1027880344