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By
Mary
Bellis
Edmond Berger
Some historians have reported that
Edmond Berger invented an early spark plug on February 2, 1839. However,
Edmond Berger did not patent his invention. Spark plugs are used in internal
combustion engines and in 1839 these engines were in the early days
of experimentation. Therefore, Edmund Berger's spark plug if it did exist
would have had to have been very experimental in nature as well or perhaps
the date was a mistake.
According to Britannica a spark plug
or sparking plug is, "a device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion
engine and carries two electrodes separated by an air gap, across which
current from a high-tension ignition system discharges, to form a spark
for igniting the fuel."
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