Spark Plugs
Claimed By Christopher Skretkowicz
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History
The first known spark plug was invented by Étienne Lenoir as a part of the first internal combustion engine in 1860. The first spark plugs were very costly and unreliable, until in 1903 when Oliver Lodge created his spark plug and manufactured it throughout the United States.
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[1] history of spark plugs
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