Inventor Edmond Berger patented the spark plug.
Some historical accounts credit Edmond Berger, an African American inventor, with creating an early version of the spark plug on February 2, 1839. While no patent records exist to confirm this, Berger’s association with this innovation reflects the often-overlooked contributions of Black inventors in early American technology history.
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